Vör ( dr. Scand. Vǫr ) - in Scandinavian mythology, one of the asynes , sometimes called the goddess of knowledge [1] .
| Ver | |
|---|---|
| other scand. Vǫr | |
| Mythology | Scandinavian |
| Latin spelling | Vör, vor |
| Floor | female |
| Mentions | Younger Edda |
Content
- 1 Etymology
- 2 Faith in Edda
- 3 Interpretations and opinions
- 4 notes
Etymology
Vǫr can be translated as “knowledgeable” or “cautious” [2] (“alert”, “attentive” [3] ). Similar translations are found in other European languages ( English wary, aware , German die Vorsichtige ) [4] [5]
Faith in Edd
The High is narrated by the High One in The Younger Edda ( Vision of the Gyulvi , part 35) when he speaks of the goddesses:
“Tenth, Ver, is smart and curious, you can’t hide anything from her. Hence the saying that, supposedly, a woman "knew" about what she knew " [6] .
In the "List of Names" concluding his book, Snorri Sturluson , listing all the goddesses, among others, again mentions Ver. [7] .
Interpretations and Opinions
Since Ver does not have her own plot in Scandinavian mythology and is sometimes referred to as the “little goddess” ( Eng. Minor goddess ) [8] , there are attempts to identify her as the maidservant of the supreme goddess Frigg , and even declare one of the aspects of the essence of Frigg to help people solve fraud [ 3] .
Due to a similar spelling, Vör was identified for a long time with another Asinea - Var ( dr. Scand. Vár ), which was also served by a different transcription of her name ( dr. Scand. Vǫr, Vavr ) in manuscripts that have come down to us [9] . For example, in Edda’s translation of the famous German medieval scholar Hugo Gering, Ver is not mentioned at all, and her attributes continue the description of Var [10] . However, the name Ver was known from pagan times and, probably, even then had mythological significance [11] .
It is possible that one of the Valkyries mentioned in Edda - Geiraver ( dr. Scand. Geiravǫr ) - is somehow connected with the goddess Ver [5] . According to another point of view, the word “Ver” could serve as an epithet for the goddess Freya as a warrior and Valkyrie [12] .
The expression “Faith of prosperity”, found in the “Saga of the Battle of the Wasteland,” is one of the cunning of a woman (in this case, the wife of Thorbjørn) [13] .
Notes
- ↑ Korolev K. Scandinavian mythology. Encyclopedia. - St. Petersburg: Midgard, 2007 .-- S. 52 - ISBN 978-5-88934-440-7 .
- ↑ Younger Edda. - L.: Nauka, 1970 .-- S. 54.
- ↑ 1 2 Vikernes V. Scandinavian mythology and worldview. 2nd edition. - Tambov, 2010 .-- S. 53, 54 - ISBN 978-5-88934-440-7 .
- ↑ Anthony Faulkes Snorri Sturluson: Edda. Prologue and Gylfaginning. Second Edition. - Short Run Press Limited, Exeter, 2005. - S. 179 - ISBN 978-0-903521-64-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 Arnulf Krause Die Götter und Mythen der Germanen. - marixverlag, Wiesbaden, 2015 .-- S. 68, 69 - ISBN 978-3-8438-0518-6 .
- ↑ Vision of Gyulvi . norse.ulver.com.
- ↑ Lists of names . norse.ulver.com.
- ↑ John Lindow Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. - Oxford University Press, 2001 .-- S. 319 - ISBN 0-19-515382-0 .
- ↑ Mogk, Eugen. Untersuchungen über die Gylfaginning - S. 53 (German) . Halle: E. Karras, 1879.
- ↑ Hugo Gering Die Edda. - Leipzig und Wien: Bibliographisches Institut - S. 327
- ↑ Rudolf Simek Religion und Mythologie der Germanen. 2. Auflage. - Konrad Theiss Verlag, 2014 .-- S. 197 - ISBN 978-3-8062-2938-7 .
- ↑ Eilenstein, Harry. Riesinnen: Die Götter der Germanen, Band 35 - S. 259 (German) . BoD - Books on Demand, 11/28/2018.
- ↑ Saga of the Battle of the Wasteland . norse.ulver.com.