Hymir
E378615
Hymir is a giant from Norse mythology best known for his role in the myth of Thor’s fishing trip to catch the Midgard Serpent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hymir canonical | 4 |
| Hymir in Hymiskviða | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3479972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hymir Context triple: [Tyr, parent, Hymir]
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A.
Hrungnir
Hrungnir is a stone-skinned giant from Norse mythology famed for his duel with the god Thor.
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B.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
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C.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
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D.
Surtr
Surtr is a fire giant and ruler of Muspelheim in Norse mythology, prophesied to lead the forces of fire at Ragnarök and bring about the world's destruction.
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E.
Hrœrekr
Hrœrekr is the Old Norse form of the name Rurik, the semi-legendary Varangian chieftain traditionally regarded as the founder of the Rurikid dynasty in early medieval Rus'.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hymir Target entity description: Hymir is a giant from Norse mythology best known for his role in the myth of Thor’s fishing trip to catch the Midgard Serpent.
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A.
Hrungnir
Hrungnir is a stone-skinned giant from Norse mythology famed for his duel with the god Thor.
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B.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
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C.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
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D.
Surtr
Surtr is a fire giant and ruler of Muspelheim in Norse mythology, prophesied to lead the forces of fire at Ragnarök and bring about the world's destruction.
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E.
Hrœrekr
Hrœrekr is the Old Norse form of the name Rurik, the semi-legendary Varangian chieftain traditionally regarded as the founder of the Rurikid dynasty in early medieval Rus'.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
giant
ⓘ
jötunn ⓘ mythologicalFigure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Hymiskviða ⓘ Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jörmungandr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
Thor ⓘ Týr ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Characters in the Prose Edda ⓘ Jötnar ⓘ
linked to:
jötnar
Norse giants ⓘ |
| child | Týr ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Thor (in contests of strength) ⓘ |
| domain |
edge of the world
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Thor’s fishing expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Thor’s fishing trip for the Midgard Serpent
attempt to catch Jörmungandr ⓘ myth of obtaining a cauldron for Ægir’s feast ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Thor’s fishing trip for the Midgard Serpent
ⓘ
owning a great brewing cauldron ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Old Norse
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Norse language
|
| mythology | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| notableAction |
cuts Thor’s fishing line in fear of Jörmungandr
ⓘ
has his goblets shattered except one by Thor ⓘ reluctantly provides Thor with a boat for fishing ⓘ tries to limit Thor’s fishing to near the shore ⓘ witnesses Thor hook the Midgard Serpent ⓘ |
| occupation | cattle owner ⓘ |
| owns |
herd of oxen
ⓘ
huge brewing cauldron ⓘ kettle large enough to brew ale for all the gods ⓘ |
| physicalAttribute |
hard-skulled
ⓘ
very strong ⓘ |
| relative |
Æsir (through Týr)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesir
|
| residence |
Hymir’s hall
ⓘ
east of Élivágar ⓘ |
| source |
Hymiskviða in the Poetic Edda
ⓘ
linked to:
Hymiskviða
Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda ⓘ
linked to:
Prose Edda
|
| spouseOrPartner | unnamed jötunn woman ⓘ |
| testOrChallenge |
requires Thor to break a goblet against his skull
ⓘ
requires Thor to carry his cauldron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hymir Description of subject: Hymir is a giant from Norse mythology best known for his role in the myth of Thor’s fishing trip to catch the Midgard Serpent.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hymir