Idunn
Appeal:
Children, Garden, Youth, Health, Beauty, Maidens, Innocence
Idunn
is the Norse Maiden Goddess of youth and springtime. She
was one of the lesser known Aesir Goddesses who lived in Asgard. Idunn has golden hair and often seen with a box or basket of golden apples. She is married to Bragi the God of poetry.
She
is the keeper of the golden apples that give the Gods immortality. The golden apples grew on a tree that could
only be harvested or given to others by Idunn.
Since the Norse Gods are not immortal, the apples are considered
very precious.
When Loki
arranges for the giant Thiassi to abduct her, all the Gods
and Goddesses start to age and weaken. Loki promises to return her and, in the
form of a falcon, finds her alone at Thiassi's home. Loki
turns her into a nut and takes her back to Asgard. After Thiassi finds that Idunn is gone, he turns into an
eagle and furiously chases after Loki. The Gods build a pyre fire in Asgard
and, after a sudden stop by Loki, Thiassi's feathers catch fire, he
falls and the Gods kill him. Idunn is safely
returned to her grove and the Gods renew their immortality and youth.
Because of
the events of Ragnarok, Idunn is believed to suffer the same fate that befell
the rest of the Asgardians. Idunn's
apples cannot stop death.
She hides her apples
in a wooden box
sealed with magic.
She feeds them to those who have chosen
to let their souls grow.
So that their flesh
won't wither away.
She walks her garden silently
with the box
well hidden in her heart.
Watering the apple tree
with her tears.
So may it be.
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