Idun
or I·thun, I·thunn
[ee-th oo n]
- a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
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Origin of Idun
< Old Norse Ithunn; perhaps derivative of ith deed, feat
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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 GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown
There were Idun whom he had cheated, and Sif whose257 hair he had cut off.
In The Days of GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown
Idun and her apples lost, and Asgard growing older every minute!
In The Days of GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown
He stole fair Idun and her magic apples, and for that crime he died, which was only just.
In The Days of GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown
Idun
Ithunn
- Norse myth the goddess of spring who guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young; wife of Bragi
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