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In Norse mythology Mundilfari (Old Norse: [ˈmuntelˌfɑre]; rendered variously Mundilfari, Mundilföri and Mundilfœri) (Old Norse, possibly "the one moving according to particular times") is the father of Sól, goddess associated with the Sun, and Máni, associated with the Moon. Mundilfari is attested in the Poetic Edda poem Vafþrúðnismál stanza 23, and in chapter 11 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning.

Etymology

The name appears in various forms in attestations for the figure, some of them significantly different, and various theories have been proposed for the name. John Lindow states that if the first element, mundil- is related to mund, meaning "period of time," then the name may be a kenning for the Moon, as Rudolf Simek theorizes.

See also

• Hyperion (Titan)
• World Mill

Notes

1. ^ Simek (2007:222).
2. ^ Lindow (2001:233).

References

• Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0
• Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer ISBN 0-85991-513-1

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

• Characters in Norse mythology