Skinfaxi

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Skinfaxi is the shining horse of Norse mythology that pulls the day across the sky for the deity Dagr.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Skinfaxi canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Norse mythology ⓘ
legendary creature ⓘ
mythological horse ⓘ
appearsIn Norse mythology ⓘ
appearsInSource Gylfaginning ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Dagr ⓘ
associatedWithTimeOfDay day ⓘ
contrastedWith Hrimfaxi ⓘ
culture Norse ⓘ
describedBy Snorri Sturluson ⓘ
draws day across the sky ⓘ
hasAttribute bright ⓘ
radiant ⓘ
shining mane ⓘ
hasEtymologyLanguage Old Norse ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasMythologicalFunction to illuminate the sky with its mane ⓘ
hasNameMeaning shining mane ⓘ
hasOwner Dagr ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Germanic ⓘ
linked to: Germanic peoples
pulledFor personification of day ⓘ
pulledVehicleType chariot ⓘ
pulls chariot of Dagr ⓘ
day ⓘ
relatedTo Hrimfaxi ⓘ
roleInMythology horse that brings the day ⓘ
symbolizes brightness ⓘ
daylight ⓘ
the coming of day ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dagr → rides → Skinfaxi ⓘ
Dagr → associatedWith → Skinfaxi ⓘ
Dagr → hasHorse → Skinfaxi ⓘ