Meili (deity)

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Meili ( Old Norse perhaps "of love") is a deity in Norse mythology from the Aesir clan . According to the Þulur , Meili is one of the sons of Odin ; Thor is referred to as his blood relative in the Prose Edda .

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 .