right|thumb|250px|thor and hymir fishing. in norse mythology, hymir is a giant, husband of the giantess hroÃ°r and according to the eddic poem hymiskviÃ°a the father of the god tÃ½r. he is the owner of a mile-wide cauldron which the Ãsir wanted to brew beer in; thor, accompanied by tÃ½r, obtained it from him. he has several daughters. == attestations == ===hymiskviÃ°a and gylfaginning=== hymiskviÃ°a recounts how thor and tÃ½r obtain the cauldron from hymir. his skull is unusually hard, and thor breaks a cup by throwing it at hymir's head. hymiskviÃ°a also recounts thor's fishing for jÃ¶rmungandr, the midgard serpent. thor goes fishing with hymir, using the head of hymir's best ox for bait, and catches jÃ¶rmungandr, who then either breaks loose or, as told in the gylfaginning of the prose edda, is cut loose by hymir. the prose edda provides the additional detail that while thor was attempting to pull jÃ¶rmungandr in, his feet went through the bottom of the boat. ===picture stones=== this encounter between thor and jÃ¶rmungandr seems to have been one of the most popular motifs in norse art. three picture stones have been linked with the story and show hymir: the ardre viii image stone, the hÃ¸rdum stone, and the gosforth cross. p. 122-123, 127-128. a stone slab that may be a portion of a second cross at gosforth also shows a fishing scene using an ox head for bait.{{cite book |last=fee |first=christopher r. |authorlink= |last2=leemin
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