Idun

American  

[ee-thoon] / ˈi ðʊn /

Or Ithun,

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.

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Idun British  

/ ˈiːdʊn /

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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Etymology

Origin of Idun

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

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Idun

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

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

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

Loke entices Idun from the secure grounds of Asgard, and treacherously delivers her to the powers of frost; Gulveig, as we shall see, plays Freyja into the hands of the giants.

From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.