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Skaði

Skaði
deitythe huntressthe mountainsskiing

The huntress-goddess, associated with the mountains and skiing; she married Njord but the marriage failed.

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Skaði is a goddess of the hunt, the mountains, and skiing. She married Njord (the sea-god), but the marriage failed — she could not bear the sea, and he could not bear the mountains — and they separated [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗. She is associated with winter and the mountains [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Worth knowing
  • Goddess of the hunt, mountains, skiing [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
  • Married Njord, but the marriage failed (sea vs. mountains) [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
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PARTNER_OFNjord — Njord and Skaði were married (the marriage failed).[S2]
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