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Sigyn

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[seg-in, -yn, see-gin, -gyn] / ˈsɛg ɪn, -ün, ˈsi gɪn, -gün /

noun

  1. Scandinavian Mythology. wife of Loki, who held a cup over Loki after his imprisonment in order to spare him the pain of the drops of poison with which he was punished.

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The Ukrainian captain of the Viking Sigyn was last year found guilty of negligence leading to a fatal mass catastrophe and sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

The tourist boat Hableany, carrying 35 people who were mostly South Korean tourists, was overtaken from behind by the much larger cruise boat, Viking Sigyn, beneath Budapest’s Margit Bridge, in May 2019.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

The Ukrainian captain of the Vikyn Sigyn cruise ship, Yuri Chaplinsky, denied wrongdoing but was found guilty of gross negligence.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

Hungarian police have detained and questioned the captain of the Viking Sigyn river cruise ship that collided with the sightseeing boat.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2019

It is then and only then that Sigyn turns away from Loki.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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