Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri

In Norse mythology, Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri ("Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western") are four dwarves in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning who each support one of the four cardinal points. Together, they uphold the heavenly dome, created from the skull of the jötunn Ymir. They probably represent the four winds,Jacob Grim & James Steven Stallybrass, Teutonic Mythology, 2004, vol. 2, p. 631. corresponding to the four stags of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil.Finnur Magnússon, Eddalæren og dens oprindelse, 1824, p. 144. Compare the four gods who personify the winds in Greek mythology.
==See also==
*Four Heavenly Kings
*Lokapala
*Four sons of Horus
*Titan (mythology)
*Guardians of the directions
*Anemoi
*Four Stags (Norse Mythology)
==Notes==
Category:Norse mythology