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In Norse mythology, Skinfaxi (Old Norse: [ˈskinˌfɑkse]) and Hrímfaxi [ˈhriːmˌfɑkse] are the horses of Dagr (day) and Nótt (night). The names Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi mean "shining mane" and "frost mane", respectively. Skinfaxi pulls Dagr's chariot across the sky every day and his mane lights up the sky and earth below. Similarly, "froth" is believed to fall from Hrímfaxi's bit to the earth and become dew.

See also

• Gullfaxi
• Horses in Germanic paganism
• List of horses in mythology and folklore
• Shadowfax, a horse in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
• Skinfaxe (glacier)
• Rimfaxe (glacier)

References

1. Rowsell, Thomas (2012). Riding To The Afterlife: The Role Of Horses In Early Medieval North-Western Europe (PDF). University College London. p. 5.
2. ^ Norse Mythology A to Z. Infobase Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4381-2801-6.

v t e Norse cosmology
Astronomical bodies	Sun: Sól Árvakr and Alsviðr Moon: Máni Hjúki and Bil Earth: Jörð Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn Aurvandil Þjazi's eyes
Time	Day: Dagr Skinfaxi Night: Nótt Hrímfaxi Seasons: Sumarr and Vetr Old age Elli
Water bodies	Sea Ægir Rán Waves Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán
Worlds	Nine Worlds Connected by the tree Yggdrasil
Cosmogenesis, cyclic time, and eschatology	Ginnungagap Muspelheim Niflheim Ymir Borr Auðumbla Ragnarök
Other	Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri Dellingr Hræsvelgr Mundilfari Viðfinnr

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