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Blushing Bride
Before I begin this tale, I would like to apologise to the readers for such a silly title. The title probably should be "Thor and Thrym" or "Mjolln...
By Jimmy Joe
Fishing Expedition
Aegir was holding a feast for the gods, but did not have enough ale to be able to invite everyone. Tyr suggested that they go to his father, the gi...
By Jimmy Joe
Geirrod
One day, while Loki was flying through the wood in the form of a falcon, he was captured by the frost-giant named Geirrod. Geirrod confined Loki wi...
By Jimmy Joe
Fighting Illusions
Thor and Loki were journeying to Utgard, a city of Jötunheim. On their journey they were given lodging from a poor farmer named Egil and his family...
By Jimmy Joe
Of Thor & Giants
The following tales contain mainly Norse myths of Thor and Loki, including their adventures and dealings with giants and the dwarves (dwarfs). All ...
By Jimmy Joe
Minor Greek Deities
This page provides a description of some of the minor Greek deities. The minor deities are grouped into five categories. These categories are – Sky...
By Jimmy Joe
Cycle of the Ring
In Germanic myths, the most important narratives were the legends in the Nibelungen cycle or the Cycle of the Ring, which can be found in Scandinav...
By Jimmy Joe
Norse Sagas
The word "saga" probably means "What is told". Norse sagas are similar to epics, but usually refer to works compiled in Iceland during the medieval...
By Jimmy Joe
Valhalla
Valhalla was a great hall belonging to Odin, in Asgard, where heroes who had fallen in battle or some great adventure wait for coming of Ragnarök. ...
By Jimmy Joe
Ananke
Personification of fate or necessity. See Moerae (Fates) and the Orphic Adrasteia.
By Jimmy Joe
Phobus
God of panic. Phobus (Φόβος) was the son of Ares and Aphrodite. Phobus was also the brother of Eros, Deimus (fear) and Harmonia (wife of Cadmus of ...
By Jimmy Joe
Deimus
God of fear. Deimus or Deimos (Δειμος) was the son of Ares and Aphrodite. Deimus was also the brother of Eros, Phobus (panic) and Harmonia (wife of...
By Jimmy Joe
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