- Hœnir
In
Norse mythology , Hœnir is one of theÆsir . In "Ynglinga saga ", along withMímir , he went to theVanir as a hostage to seal a truce after theÆsir-Vanir War . There, Hœnir was indecisive and relied onMímir for all of his decisions, grunting noncommital answers when Mímir was absent.In "
Völuspá ", at the creation of the first human beings,Ask and Embla , Hœnir andLóðurr helpOdin . In "Gylfaginning ",Vili andVé are mentioned instead. As Snorri knew "Völuspá ", it is possible that Hœnir was another name forVili . Also according to "Völuspá", Hœnir was one of the few gods that would surviveRagnarök .Hœnir also has a minor role in "
Haustlöng " and "Reginsmál ". Hoenir crater on Callisto is named after him.
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