- Árvakr and Alsviðr
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In Norse mythology, Árvakr (Old Norse "early awake"[1]) and Alsviðr (Old Norse "very quick"[2]) are the horses which pull the sun, or Sol's chariot, across the sky each day.[2]
See also
- Trundholm sun chariot
- Ashwins
Notes
References
- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1
Personifications and cosmology in Norse mythology Astronomical bodies Sun: (Sól · Árvakr and Alsviðr) · Moon: (Máni · Hjúki and Bil) · Earth: (Jörð · Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn) · AurvandilTime Worlds Nine Worlds: (Álfheimr · Asgard · Svartálfaheimr · Midgard · Múspellsheimr · Niðavellir · Niflheim · Jötunheimr · Vanaheimr) · Connected by the tree YggdrasilOther Norse paganism Deities,
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