Hati Hróðvitnisson

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Hati Hróðvitnisson is a wolf from Norse mythology who chases the moon across the sky and is fated to devour it during Ragnarök.

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Hati Hróðvitnisson canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Norse mythology ⓘ
mythological wolf ⓘ
associatedWith cosmic order and its destruction ⓘ
the end of the world in Norse myth ⓘ
chases the shining god who guides the Moon ⓘ
chasesAcross the sky ⓘ
cosmicFunction causes eclipses or darkness by pursuing the Moon ⓘ
cosmicOpponent Máni, the personified Moon ⓘ
culture Norse ⓘ
domain celestial bodies ⓘ
dwellsIn the heavens ⓘ
epithetOfFather Hróðvitnir is another name for Fenrir ⓘ
linked to: Fenrir
eventAssociatedWith Ragnarök ⓘ
linked to: Ragnarok
fate to devour the Moon at Ragnarök ⓘ
literarySourceLanguage Old Norse ⓘ
mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson ⓘ
mentionedIn Gylfaginning ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
mythicCycle Eschatological myths of Ragnarök ⓘ
mythology Norse mythology ⓘ
nameMeaning Hati means "hater" or "one who hates" in Old Norse ⓘ
opposedTo the gods who maintain cosmic order ⓘ
parent Fenrir ⓘ
patronymicMeaning son of Hróðvitnir ⓘ
pursues Máni ⓘ
the Moon ⓘ
role chaser of the Moon ⓘ
sibling Sköll ⓘ
species wolf ⓘ
symbolizes inevitable cosmic doom ⓘ
the devouring of light ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Fenrir → offspring → Hati Hróðvitnisson ⓘ
Máni → pursuedBy → Hati Hróðvitnisson ⓘ
subject linked to: Mani
Sköll → sibling → Hati Hróðvitnisson ⓘ
Hati → alsoKnownAs → Hati Hróðvitnisson ⓘ
subject linked to: Wolves in Norse mythology