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Idun

or I·thun, I·thunn

[ee-th oo n]
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.

Origin of Idun

< Old Norse Ithunn; perhaps derivative of ith deed, feat
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Historical Examples of idun

  • But Idun only smiled at him happily and went on tossing her apples.

    Told by the Northmen:

    E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton

  • Already his mischievous heart was planning how he might steal Idun away.

    In The Days of Giants

    Abbie Farwell Brown

  • There were Idun whom he had cheated, and Sif whose257 hair he had cut off.

    In The Days of Giants

    Abbie Farwell Brown

  • Idun and her apples lost, and Asgard growing older every minute!

    In The Days of Giants

    Abbie Farwell Brown

  • He stole fair Idun and her magic apples, and for that crime he died, which was only just.

    In The Days of Giants

    Abbie Farwell Brown

British Dictionary definitions for idun

Idun

Ithunn

noun
  1. Norse myth the goddess of spring who guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young; wife of Bragi
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