In
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period ...
, Glenr (
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
" , "opening in the clouds"
[Simek (2007:113).]) is the husband of the goddess
Sól, who drives the horses of the sun across the sky.
Glenr is also an alternate name for
Glær
In Norse mythology, Glær or Glenr is a horse listed in both '' GrÃmnismál'' and ''Gylfaginning'' among the steeds ridden by the gods
A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of Englis ...
, one of the horses listed among those ridden by the
gods
A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greater ...
, according to ''
Gylfaginning
''Gylfaginning'' (Old Norse: 'The Beguiling of Gylfi' or 'The Deluding of Gylfi'; c. 20,000 words; 13th century Old Norse pronunciation ) is the first part of the 13th century ''Prose Edda'' after the Prologue. The ''Gylfaginning'' deals with th ...
''.
Notes
References
*Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''.
D.S. Brewer.
Norse gods
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