Delling (mythology)

Dellingr ( Old Norse for shiny or famous ), also Delling , is a small figure of Norse mythology . He is the third consort of Nótt “night” with whom he begat the son Dagr “day”. According to his small figure, he is also listed as a dwarf in the Þulur .

In mythology, Dellingr is also considered the personification of light and thus the god of dawn or morning dew.

literature

• Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nordic Myths: Dellingr , accessed March 23, 2020.