For the moon of Saturn named after Bestla, see Bestla (moon).
Bestla (Old Norse: [ˈbestlɑ]) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the mother of the gods Odin, Vili and Vé (by way of Borr). She is also the sister of an unnamed man who assisted Odin, and the daughter (or granddaughter depending on the source) of the jötunn Bölþorn. Odin is frequently called "Bestla's son" in both skaldic verses and the Poetic Edda.[1]
Bestla is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. Scholars have commented on the obscurity of the figure's name and have proposed various theories to explain the role and origin of the giantess.
Bestla (Old Norse: [ˈbestlɑ]) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the mother of the gods Odin, Vili and Vé (by way of Borr). She is also the sister of...
anglicized Bor, Bör or Bur) was the son of Búri. Borr was the husband of Bestla and the father of Odin, Vili and Vé. Borr receives mention in a poem in...
140 and Gylfaginning chapter 5. In these sources, the relationship with Bestla is established but the exact line of parents back to Ymir, progenitor of...
beautiful and strong man, Búri. Búri's son Borr married a jötunn named Bestla, and the two had three sons: the gods Odin, Vili and Vé. The sons killed...
powerful, and beautiful to behold. Búri had a son, Borr, who married a jötunn, Bestla, the daughter of Bölþorn. The two had three sons: Odin, Vili, and Vé. High...
a binary moon. Other candidates among the Saturnian irregulars include Bestla, Erriapus, and Bebhionn. Many spacecraft have orbited the Moon, including...
12 Eggther S/2006 S 13 S/2007 S 9 S/2019 S 7 S/2019 S 8 Farbauti Thrymr Bestla S/2019 S 9 S/2004 S 46 Angrboda S/2019 S 11 Aegir Beli S/2019 S 10 S/2019...
understanding of Norse mythology. Old Norse texts portray Odin as the son of Bestla and Borr along with two brothers, Vili and Vé, and he fathered many sons...
licked a block of ice to free Buri, whose son Bor married a gýgr named Bestla. Some of the features of this myth, such as the cow Audumbla, are of unclear...
asteroid moon of 45 Eugenia Praxidike Jupiter XXVII 3.5±0.35 moon of Jupiter Bestla Saturn XXXIX ≈ 3.5 moon of Saturn Remus Sylvia II ≈ 3.5 asteroid moon of...
nǫfn (8) Skollvaldr Ruler of treachery Óðins nǫfn (6) Sonr Bestlu Son of Bestla Spjalli Gauta Friend of the Goths Sonatorrek (21) Sváfnir Svafnir Sleep...
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