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Ymir (ˈiːmɪə) or Ymern (Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth the first being and forefather of the giants. He was slain by Odin and his brothers, who made the earth from his flesh, the water from his blood, and the sky from his skullY•mir (ˈi mɪr, ˈü mɪr)
n. (in Norse myth) a primordial giant slain by Odin and his brothers, who fashioned the earth from his body. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Ymir - (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skullNorse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity |
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Ymir (ē`mĕr), in Norse mythology, primeval giant and progenitor of a race of giants. Odin and his brothers slew Ymir; from his skull they fashioned the sky, from his flesh the earth, from his bones the mountains, and from his blood the sea.Ymirfather of the giant race. [Norse Myth.: Wheeler, 395]See: GiantismMedicalSeeblainYmirenUK
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