Idun

American

[ee-thoon] / ˈi ðʊn /

Or Ithun,

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.

Idun British

/ ˈiːdʊn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Idun

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

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Bruun Idun was the third to be unveiled, on Aug. 25.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

Bruun Idun, as she’s been named, is one of six trolls made from scraps of wood headed for landfills and burn piles that Danish environmental artist Thomas Dambo is constructing in the Pacific Northwest.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

Her husband Milton Deoth has been a sailor for over two decades and works as a motorman on MT Heroic Idun.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022

Once the mountain begins crashing down, Kristian and Idun are on opposite sides of town, each with one of their kids.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2016

Idun guarded the apples of immortality, which the gods ate to keep them eternally young.

From The Book of Hallowe'en by Ruth Edna Kelley

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