Hœnir

Hœnir

In Norse mythology, Hœnir is one of the Æsir. In "Ynglinga saga", along with Mímir, he went to the Vanir as a hostage to seal a truce after the Æsir-Vanir War. There, Hœnir was indecisive and relied on Mímir for all of his decisions, grunting noncommital answers when Mímir was absent.

In "Völuspá", at the creation of the first human beings, Ask and Embla, Hœnir and Lóðurr help Odin. In "Gylfaginning", Vili and are mentioned instead. As Snorri knew "Völuspá", it is possible that Hœnir was another name for Vili. Also according to "Völuspá", Hœnir was one of the few gods that would survive Ragnarök.

Hœnir also has a minor role in "Haustlöng" and "Reginsmál". Hoenir crater on Callisto is named after him.


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