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# The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda/Younger Edda/Loki and His Progeny

34. "There is another deity," continued Har, "reckoned in the number of the Æsir, whom some call the calumniator of the gods, the contriver of all fraud and mischief, and the disgrace of gods and men. His name is Loki or Loptur. He is the son of the giant Farbauti. His mother is Laufey or Nal; his brothers are Byleist and Helblindi. Loki is handsome and well made, but of a very fickle mood, and most evil disposition. He surpasses all beings in those arts called Cunning and Perfidy. Many a time has he exposed the gods to very great perils, and often extricated them again by his artifices. His wife is called Siguna, and their son Nari.
35. "Loki," continued Har, "has likewise had three children by Angurbodi, a giantess of Jotunheim. The first is the wolf Fenrir; the second Jormungand, the Midgard serpent; the third Hela (Death). The gods were not long ignorant that these monsters continued to be bred up in Jotunheim, and, having had recourse to divination, became aware of all the evils they would have to suffer from them; their being sprung from such a mother was a bad presage, and from such a sire was still worse. All-father therefore deemed it advisable to send one of the gods to bring them to him. When they came he threw the serpent into that deep ocean by which the earth is engirdled. But the monster has grown to such an enormous size that, holding his tail in his month, he encircles the whole earth. Hela he cast into Nifelheim, and gave her power over nine worlds (regions), into which she ​distributes those who are sent to her, that is to say, all who die through sickness or old age. Here she possesses a habitation protected by exceedingly high walls and strongly barred gates. Her hall is called Elvidnir; Hunger is her table; Starvation, her knife; Delay, her man; Slowness, her maid; Precipice, her threshold; Care, her bed; and Burning Anguish forms the hangings of her apartments. The one half of her body is livid, the other half the colour of human flesh. She may therefore easily be recognized; the more so, as she has a dreadfully stern and grim countenance.
# The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda/Younger Edda/Odin Beguiles the Daughter of Baugi

​72. Ægir then asked how the gods obtained possession of so valuable a beverage, on which Bragi informed him that Odin being fully determined to acquire it, set out for Jotunheim, and after journeying for some time, came to a meadow in which nine thralls were mowing. Entering into conversation with them, Odin, offered to whet their scythes, an offer which they gladly accepted, and finding that the whetstone he made use of had given the scythes an extraordinary sharpness, asked him whether he was willing to dispose of it. Odin, however, threw the whetstone in the air, and in attempting to catch it as it fell, each thrall brought his scythe to bear on the neck of one of his comrades, so that they were all killed in the scramble. Odin took up his night's lodging at the house of Suttung's brother, Baugi, who told him that he was sadly at a loss for labourers, his nine thralls having slain each other. Odin, who went under the name of Baulverk, said that for a draught of Suttung's mead he would do the work of nine men for him. The terms agreed on, Odin worked for Baugi the whole summer, but Suttung was deaf to his brother's entreaties, and would not part with a drop of the precious liquor, which was carefully preserved in a cavern under his daughter's custody. Into this cavern Odin was resolved to penetrate. He therefore persuaded Baugi to bore a hole through the rock, which he had no sooner done than Odin, transforming himself into a worm, crept through the crevice, and resuming his natural shape, won the heart of Gunnlauth. After passing three nights with the fair maiden, he had no great difficulty in induc​ing her to let him take a draught out of each of the three jars, called Odhrœrir, Bodn, and Son, in which the mead was kept. But wishing to make the most of his advantage, he pulled so deep that not a drop was left in the vessels. Transforming himself into an eagle, he then flew off as fast as his wings could carry him, but Suttung becoming aware of the stratagem, also took upon himself an eagle's guise, and flew after him. The Æsir, on seeing him approach Asgard, set out in the yard all the jars they could lay their hands on, which Odin filled by discharging through his beak the wonder-working liquor he had drunken. He was however, so near being caught by Suttung, that some of the liquor escaped him by an impurer vent, and as no care was taken of this it fell to the share of the poetasters. But the liquor discharged in the jars was kept for the gods, and for those men who have sufficient wit to make a right use of it. Hence poetry is also called Odin's booty, Odin's gift, the beverage of the gods, &c, &c.
# The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda/Younger Edda/Of the Cow Audhumla, and Birth of Odin

6. "Where dwelt Ymir, and on what did he live?" asked Gangler.
"Immediately after the gelid vapours had been resolved into drops," replied Har, "there was formed out of them the cow named Audhumla. Four streams of milk ran from her teats, and thus fed she Ymir."
"But on what did the cow feed?" questioned Gangler.
"The cow," answered Har, "supported herself by licking the stones that were covered with salt and hoar frost. The first clay that she licked these stones there sprang from them, towards evening, the hairs of a man, the second day a head, and on the third an entire man, who was endowed with beauty, agility and power. He was called Bur, and was the father of Bor, who took for his wife Besla, the daughter of the giant Bolthorn. And they had three sons, Odin, Vili, and Ve; and it is our belief that this Odin, with his brothers, ruleth both heaven and earth, and that Odin is his true name, and that he is the most mighty of all the gods."
# The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda/Younger Edda/How Loki Carried Away Iduna

69. "Once," he said, "when Odin, Loki, and Hœnir went on a journey, they came to a valley where a herd of oxen were grazing, and being sadly in want of provisions did not scruple to kill one for their supper. Vain, however, were their efforts to boil the flesh; they found it, every time they took off the lid of the kettle, as raw as when first put in. While they were endeavouring to account for this singular circumstance a noise was heard above them, and on looking up they beheld an enormous eagle perched on the branch of an oak tree. 'If ye are willing to let me have my share of the flesh,' said the eagle, 'it shall soon be boiled;' and on their assenting to this proposal, it flew down and snatched up a leg and two shoulders of the ox—a proceeding which so incensed Loki, that he laid hold of a large stock, and made it fall pretty heavily on the eagle's back. It was, however, not an eagle that Loki struck, but the renowned giant Thjassi, clad in his eagle plumage. Loki soon found this out to his cost, for while one end of the stock stuck fast to the eagle's back, he was unable to let go his hold of the other end, and was consequently trailed by the eagle-clad giant over rocks and forests, until he was almost torn to pieces. Loki in this predicament began to sue for peace, but Thjassi told him that he should never be released from his hold until he bound himself by a solemn oath to bring Iduna and her apples out of Asgard. Loki very willingly gave his oath to effect this object, and went back in a piteous plight to his companions.
​him within the portals of the celestial residence. When these tidings came to Thjassi's daughter, Skadi, she put on her armour and went to Asgard, fully determined to avenge her father's death; but the Æsir having declared their willingness to atone for the deed, an amicable arrangement was entered into. Skadi was to choose a husband in Asgard, and the Æsir were to make her laugh, a feat which she flattered herself it would be impossible for any one to accomplish. Her choice of a husband was to be determined by a mere inspection of the feet of the gods, it being stipulated that the feet should be the only part of their persons visible until she had made known her determination. In inspecting the row of feet placed before her, Skadi took a fancy to a pair which she flattered herself, from their fine proportions, must be those of Baldur. They were however Njord's, and Njord was accordingly given her for a husband, and as Loki managed to make her laugh, by playing some diverting antics with a goat, the atonement was fully effected. It is even said that Odin did more than had been stipulated, by taking out Thjassi's eyes, and placing them to shine as stars in the firmament."
# The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda/Younger Edda/Hodur the Blind, Assassin of Baldur

​29. "Among the Æsir," continued Har, "we also reckon Hodur, who is blind, but extremely strong. Both gods and men would be very glad if they never had occasion to pronounce his name, for they will long have cause to remember the deed perpetrated by his hand.
30. "Another god is Vidar, surnamed the Silent, who wears very thick shoes. He is almost as strong as Thor himself, and the gods place great reliance on him in all critical conjunctures.
31. "Vali, another god, is the son of Odin and Rinda, he is bold in war, and an excellent archer.
32. "Another is called Ullur, who is the son of Sif, and stepson of Thor. He is so well skilled in the use of the bow, and can go so fast on his snow-skates, that in these arts no one can contend with him. He is also very handsome in his person, and possesses every quality of a warrior, wherefore it is befitting to invoke him in single combats.
33. "The name of another god is Forseti, who is the son of Baldur and Nanna, the daughter of Nef. He possesses the heavenly mansion called Glitnir, and all disputants at law who bring their cases before him go away perfectly reconciled.
"His tribunal is the best that is to be found among gods or men.
# The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda/Younger Edda/Frey, and Gerda the Beautiful

38. "There was a man," continued Har, "named Gymir, who had for wife Aurboda, of the race of the Mountain-giants. Their daughter is Gerda, who is the most beautiful of all women. One day Frey having placed himself in Hlidskjalf, to take a view of the whole universe, perceived, as he looked towards the north, a large and stately mansion which a woman was going to enter, and as she lifted up the latch of the door so great a radiancy was thrown from her hand that the air and waters, and all worlds were illuminated by it. At this sight, Frey, as a just punishment for his audacity in ​mounting on that sacred throne, was struck with sudden sadness, insomuch so, that on his return home he could neither speak, nor sleep, nor drink, nor did any one dare to inquire the cause of his affliction; but Njord, at last, sent for Skirnir, the messenger of Frey, and charged him to demand of his master why he thus refused to speak to any one. Skirnir promised to do this, though with great reluctance, fearing that all he had to expect was a severe reprimand. He, however, went to Frey, and asked him boldly why he was so sad and silent. Frey answered, that he had seen a maiden of such surpassing beauty that if he could not possess her he should not live much longer, and that this was what rendered him so melancholy. 'Go, therefore,' he added, 'and ask her hand for me, and bring her here whether her father be willing or not, and I will amply reward thee.' Skirnir undertook to perform the task, provided he might be previously put in possession of Frey's sword, which was of such excellent quality that it would of itself strew a field with carnage whenever the owner ordered it. Frey, impatient of delay, immediately made him a present of the sword, and Skirnir set out on his journey and obtained the maiden's promise, that within nine nights she would come to a place called Barey, and there wed Frey. Skirnir having reported the success of his message, Frey exclaimed,
" 'Long is one night, Long are two nights, But how shall I hold out three? Shorter hath seemed A month to me oft Than of this longing-time the half.'
"But it seems very astonishing," interrupted Gangler, "that such a brave hero as Frey should give away his sword without keeping another equally good for himself. He must have been in a very bad plight when he encountered Beli, and methinks must have mightily repented him of the gift."
"That combat," replied Har, "was a trifling affair. Frey could have killed Beli with a blow of his fist had he felt inclined: but the time will come when the sons of Muspell shall issue forth to the fight, and then, indeed, will Frey truly regret having parted with his falchion."
# The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda/Younger Edda/Njord and His Wife Skadi

24. "The third god," continued Har, "is Njord, who dwells in the heavenly region called Noatun. He rules over the winds, and checks the fury of the sea and of fire, and is therefore invoked by sea-farers and fisher- ​men. He is so wealthy that he can give possessions and treasures to those who call on him for them. Yet Njord is not of the lineage of the Æsir, for he was born and bred in Vanaheim. But the Vanir gave him as hostage to the Æsir, receiving from them in his stead Hœnir. By this means was peace re-established between the Æsir and Vanir. Njord took to wife Skadi, the daughter of the giant Thjassi. She preferred dwelling in the abode formerly belonging to her father, which is situated among rocky mountains, in the region called Thrymheim, but Njord loved to reside near the sea. They at last agreed that they should pass together nine nights in Thrymheim, and then three in Noatun. One day, when Njord came back from the mountains to Noatun, he thus sang—
"To which Skadi sang in reply—
"Skadi then returned to the rocky mountains, and abode in Thrymheim. There, fastening on her snowskates and taking her bow, she passes her time in the chase of savage beasts, and is called the Ondur goddess, or Ondurdis. As it is said—
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Annie Nathan

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MEYER, Annie Nathan, American dramatist, author and educationalist: b. New York, 19 Feb. 1867. She was educated at home and took examinations at Columbia University, women not then being admitted to the university. She was married to Dr. Alfred Meyer in 1887 and is known for her work as a founder of Barnard College, the women's department at Columbia. She has been active as an anti-suffragist. Author of ‘Woman's Work in America’ (1891) ; ‘Helen Brent, M.D.’ (1893); ‘My Park Book’ (1898); ‘Robert Annys’ (1901); ‘The Dominant Sex’ (1911); ‘The Dreamer’ (1912).
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Hans

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MEYER, Hans, German explorer and publisher: b. Hildburghausen, 22 March 1858. He was educated at Leipzig, Berlin and Strassburg, afterward traveling in India, North America and South Africa. Subsequently he visited East Africa and South America. He entered the publishing house of his father, the Bibliographisches Institut at Leipzig, in 1884, and in the following year became one of the directors of the firm; but at intervals he continued his exploring expeditions. Among his explorations are the ascent and survey of the summit of Kilbo Peak in East Africa in 1889 and 1898; and die Ecuadorian Cordilleras in 1903. Author of ‘Zum Schneedom des Kilimandscharo’ (1888); ‘Der Kilimandjero’ (1900); ‘Die Eisenbahnen im tropischen Africa’ (1902); ‘In den Hoch Anden von Ecuador’ (1907), etc.
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Heinrich August Wilhelm

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MEYER, Heinrich August Wilhelm, German biblical commentator: b. Gotha, 10 Jan. 1800; d. Hanover, 21 June 1873. He studied at Jena, was pastor at Harste, Hoye and Neustadt, and upon his retirement in 1848, settled in Hanover. He is remembered for his ‘Commentaries on the New Testament,’ begun 1832 and completed 1859. Since his death this work has been continued by Weiss, Wendt, Beyschlag and others. The English translation in Clark's series is in 20 volumes (1873-82), and there is an American edition in 11 volumes (1884-88).
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Balthasar Henry

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MEYER, Balthasar Henry, American railway economist; b. Mequon, Wis., 28 May 1866.
He was graduated at the University of Wisconsin in 1894 and later studied at Berlin. He was connected with the staff of the University of Wisconsin from 1895 and was professor of political economy there in 1900-10. He was appointed a member of the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin in 1905, and served as its chairman in 1907-11. President Taft appointed him to the Railroad Securities Commission in 1910 and to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1911. Author of ‘Railway Legislation in the United States’ (1903); ‘History of Transportation in the United States Before 1860’ (1917).
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Eduard

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MEYER, Eduard, German historian: b. Hamburg, 25 Jan. 1855. He was educated at the universities of Bonn and Leipzig, and after completing his studies spent one year in Constantinople. In 1879 he went to the University of Leipzig as privatdocent; in 1885 became professor of ancient history at Breslau and in 1889 at Halle. He has written ‘Geschichte der Alten Ægypter’ (1877); ‘Geschichte des Altertums’ (1884-1902), his largest work; ‘Forschungen zur Alten Geschichte’ (1892-99); ‘Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der Gracchen’ (History of Greece) (1894); ‘Wirtschaftliche Entwickelung des Altertums’ (1895); and ‘Die Entstehung des Judentums’ (1896); ‘Zur Theorie und Methodik der Geschichte’ (1902); ‘Der Israeliten und ihre Nachbarstamme’ (1906).
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Henry Herman

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MEYER, Henry Herman, American Methodist Episcopal clergyman and editor: b. Champaign, Ill., 21 Nov. 1874. He was educated at German Wallace College, Ohio; the Drew Theological Seminary; Teachers' College, Columbia; and at Jena. He was ordained in the ministry in 1900 and filled pastorates in Wilmington, Cal., and Mount Vernon, N. Y. He was professor of Saint Paul's College, Minnesota, in 1900-01; and in 1903 became assistant editor of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School publications, becoming editor in 1914, Author of ‘The Lesson Handbook’ (annual 1904-); ‘The Graded Sunday School in Principle and Practice’ (1910), etc.
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Hugo Richard

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MEYER, Hugo Richard, American author and economist: b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1 April 1866. He was graduated at Harvard in 1892, and attended the Harvard Graduate School in 1892-96. He was instructor in political economy at Harvard in 1897-1903, and was assistant professor in that subject at the University of Chicago in 1904-05. Since 1907 he has been engaged at Melbourne in writing a history of State Ownership in Victoria, Australia. Author of ‘Government Regulation of Railroad Rates’ (1905); ‘Municipal Ownership in Great Britain’ (1906); ‘The British State Telegraphs’ (1907);
‘Public Ownership and the Telephone in Great Britain’ (1907).
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, George von Lengerke

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MEYER, George von Lengerke, American Cabinet officer and diplomat: b. Boston, 24 June 1858; d. 9 March 1918. He was graduated at Harvard in 1879, and engaged in business as
merchant and trustee in 1879-99. He was a director of various trust companies, banks, manufacturing companies, and public utilities concerns, and was a member of the Boston common council in 1889-90. He served in the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1892-97, acting as speaker in 1894-97, and was a member of the Republican National Committee in 1898-1904. He was ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Italy in 1900-05, and to Russia in 1905-07. He served as Postmaster-General under President Roosevelt in 1907-09, and in the Taft Administration he was Secretary of the Navy. He has been an overseer of Harvard University since 1911.
# The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Johann Georg

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MEYER, Johann Georg, commonly known as ‘Meyer von Bremen,’ German painter: b. Bremen, 28 Oct. 1813; d. Berlin. 4 Dec. 1886. In his 2lst year he went to Düsseldorf and began his studies under Sohn and Schadow; in 1841 he opened a studio of his own but removed to Berlin as his fame increased (1853). While scenes from the Bible were first the subjects of his brush, he later turned his attention to incidents of popular life, especially among the Hessian peasantry, and finally to the portrayal of family life in its pathetic aspect. Such pictures as ‘The Jubilee of a Hessian Pastor’ (1843); ‘Christmas Eve’; ‘Blindman's Buff’; ‘The Soldier's Return’; ‘The Inundation’ (1846); ‘The Repentant Daughter’ (1852, in the gallery at Bremen), are full of intense sympathy with the ‘simple annals of the poor.’ After taking up his residence at Berlin, he chose especially scenes from child life, which he rendered with spirited humor. Among his pictures of this kind are ‘The Fairy Tale’; ‘Children Playing Blindman's Buff’; ‘Grandfather and Grandchild,’ etc. A third group of his pictures includes those of young women, as single figures or in groups. Such are ‘The Tryst’; ‘The Love Letter.’ An excellent example of his work, ‘The Letter’ (1873), is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. All his works are distinguished by true human feeling, truthfulness and thoroughness of execution.
# The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 8/Notes Of Class Talks And Lectures/Congress Of Religious Unity

Swami Vivekananda said, "All the words spoken at this parliament come to the common conclusion that the brotherhood of man is the much - to - be - desired end. Much has been said for this brotherhood as being a natural condition, since we are all children of one God. Now, there are sects that do not admit of the existence of God -- that is, a Personal God. Unless we wish to leave those sects out in the cold -- and in that case our brotherhood will not be universal -- we must have our platform broad enough to embrace all mankind. It has been said here that we should do good to our fellow men, because every bad or mean deed reacts on the doer. This appears to me to savour of the shopkeeper -- ourselves first, our brothers afterwards. I think we should love our brother whether we believe in the universal fatherhood of God or not, because every religion and every creed recognises man as divine, and you should do him no harm that you might not injure that which is divine in him."