Housekeeper (Webtoon)/Mythologies & Miscellaneous References

* Weapons/Attacks:
	+ Hagen's Spear - The spear of "Hagen." He was the one who helped Brunhilde to kill Siegfried by thrusting his spear in the only place where Siegfried was still vulnerable.
	+ Yggdrasil - another one of Siegfried's attacks. Yggdrasil comes from Norse mythology where it is an an enormous ash tree that connects the nine worlds, including the underworld (Niflheim), the earth (Midgard), and the realm of the gods (Asgard).
	+ Laevateinn - One of Lif's attacks. It is a weapon crafted by Loki.
	+ Mistiltein - One of Asla's attacks. It is Hrómundr Gripsson's sword in Hrómundar saga Gripssonar.
	+ Muspelheim - A hot and glowing land of fire, home to the fire giants, and guarded by Surtr, with his flaming sword. Realm of the fire giants
	+ Thor
	+ Nerthus - a goddess in the early Germanic etymological precursor to the Old Norse deity name Njörðr, a male deity who together with his children Freyja and Freyr, the three form the Vanir, a family of gods.
* Modules:
	+ Brunhild - In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shieldmaiden or Valkyrie, who appears as a main character in the Völsunga saga.
	+ Surt - Surtr or Surt is a giant. He is a major figure during the events of Ragnarök; carrying his bright sword.
* Characters:
	+ Ask - In Norse mythology, Ask was a human male, created by the gods.
	+ Askeladd - a main character in a number of tales collected in Asbjørnsen and Moe's Norwegian Folktales.
	+ Embla - In Norse mythology, Embla was a human female, created by the gods.
	+ Geirrod - In Norse mythology, he is a giant from Jotunheim who was killed by Thor. He had once captured Loki by chance and forced him to trick Thor to come to his palace without his hammer and belt of strength in an attempt to take him down. However his plan failed as another giant had helped Thor providing him with equipment and weapons Thor later used to defeat Geirrod.
	+ Kriemhild
	+ Lif - Lif is a woman that was one of the two humans that survive Ragnarok.
	+ Roskva - A woman, who is a servant of Thor.
	+ Siegfried - A legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend and Norse Mythology. In Norse Mythology, his name is Sigurd. According to the legend, Siegfriend and Brunhild were initially betrothed, but Siegfried is given a potion to forget Brunhild and marry Kriemhild. Siegfried's brother, Gunnar, in turns hopes to marry Brunhild, but cannot do so, so instead, has Siegfried help him trick Brunhild so that she would marry him (Gunnar). Upon realizing the trickery, Brunhild asks her now husband (Gunanr) to kill Siegfried, which he agrees.
	+ Kriemhild - known in Norse legend as Gudrun (Kriemhild being the Germanic version). A princess married to Siegfried and has a rivalry with Brunhild.
* Others:
	+ Valkyrie - the attack on the presidential palace in Season 3 is codenamed "Operation Valkyrie", which is both a reference to the actual historical "Operation Valkyrie", which was the famous attempt to kill Adolf Hitler. It can also be a reference to the Valkyrie in Norse Mythology.

### Germanic Mythology

Many of the names within the Webtoon are allusions to Germanic mythology:

* Weapons:
	+ Hagen's Spear - The spear of "Hagen." He was the one who helped Brunhilde to kill Siegfried by thrusting his spear in the only place where Siegfried was still vulnerable.
	+ Nerthus - In Germanic paganism, Nerthus is a goddess associated with a ceremonial wagon procession.
* Modules:
	+ Brunhild - In a Germanic legend, she is a central character in the Nibelungenlied. She is a Valkyrie who killed Siegfried.

* Characters:
	+ Kriemhild - The wife of Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature.
	+ Siegfried - A legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend and Norse Mythology.
	+ Wayland - is a master blacksmith originating in Germanic heroic legend.

### Greek Mythology

* Characters
	+ Circe – Circe is a sorcerer in Greek legends and Homerʻs Odyssey. She transforms Odysseusʻs companion into swine when they visit her island. Odysseus, however, was protect by a gift from Hermes and was able to convince her to restore his companions back to humans.
	+ Penelope - Penelope is the wife of the hero Odysseus from Homerʻs story. After the Trojan War, Penelope is left waiting for Odysseus to return. In the meantime, she keeps getting pressured by chieftains who approach her to become her suitors. In order to keep them away, she tells them to wait until she has finished weaving a shroud for Odysseusʻ father, which she unravels every day so that it is never finished.
		- Her last name is likely from the actual Rothschild Family.

## Miscellaneous References

### Wizard of Oz

* Modules:
	+ Glynda - A powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Country South of the Emerald City, and protector of Princess Ozma.
	+ Elphaba - The Wicked Witch of the West.

* AI Security Systems:
	+ Oscar - A wizard in Emerald city but is really a conman.
	+ Kalidahs - Vicious predators which roam the magical Land of Oz.
	+ Good Witch - The nick name of Glinda, a powerful sorceress.

* Characters
	+ Dorothy Crawford - The first name is also from Dorothy Gale, the protagonist of The Wizard of Oz. However, considering the special episodes. This may be a coincidence despite the Oz inspiration of the webtoon.
	+ Dora Francis - Her first name is likely the short hand version of Dorothy. Which is the protagonist of "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy Gale.

* Others
	+ Team OZ & OZ House - A wizard in Emerald city but is really a conman.

### Name References

* Alice Riddell - Her name is likely originated from "Alice Pleasance Hargreaves," or "Alice Liddel." She was the model of Alice for the series, Alice in Wonderland.
* Chiyou - Her named derives from Chiyou, A tribal leader of the Nine Li tribe in ancient China from Chinese mythology.[1]
* Dorothy Crawford - Her name is based on Dorothy Hodgkin, the chemist who won the Nobel prize in chemistry in 1964 for advanced technique of x-ray crystallography to determine the structure of biomolecules.
* Ervin - His first name is from "Ervin Rommel." A German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox during his service
* Friedrich Bismarck - His full name is likely originated from the royal people of Prussia. His first name is either from: Frederick Barbarossa, Friedrich Wilhelm, and/or Frederick I. HIs last name is likely from Otto Von Bismarck.
* Julius Robert Oppenheimer - From Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb". Though he was never awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, he was nominated three times.
* Moltke von Frau - His first name may had been referenced by "Helmuth Von Moltke," a German jurist during World War 2.
* Neil Armstrong - His name is a direct reference to real life astronaut, "Neil Alden Armstrong,' famous for being the first human to walk on the moon.
* Robert McMillan - Last name is derived from Edwin Mattison McMillan who had a Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry.
* Willy Anedauer - His name comes from a combination of "Willy Brandt," and "Konrad Adenauer."

### German Military References

* Black Book - A post-war name given to the Special Search List G.B, the list of prominent Britons to be arrested in the case of a successful invasion of Britain by Nazi Germany in World War II.
* Scharnhorst - one of the two first battleships of the Nazi army, the other being Gneisenau.
* Gneisenau - one of the two first battleships of the Nazi army, the other being Scharnhorst.

### Others

* Operation Downfall - name of an actual operation that the U.S. military tried to carry out with the goal of destroying the Japanese Empire during World War II
* Operation Valkyrie - German World War II emergency continuity of government operations plan to execute and implement in the event of a general breakdown in civil order of the nation
* Venus Project - most likely named after the actual "Venus Project" presented by Jacque Fresco, named after Venus, Florida. It proposed an alternative vision for the future, emphasizing a resource-based economy and sustainable living, advocating the use of technology to manage resources efficiently and to create a more equitable and harmonious global society. The idea would be a resource-based economy rather than a monetary-based economy where allocation of resources is determined by scientific principles and technological efficiency, eliminating scarcity, social inequality and poverty. However, the Venus Project had and has been a subject of both interest and criticism as its practical implementation faces various challenges.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A6vateinn
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistilteinn
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muspelheim
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunhild
5. ↑ lord of Muspelheim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surtr
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask\_and\_Embla
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askeladden
8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geirr%C3%B6%C3%B0r
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%ADf\_and\_L%C3%ADf%C3%BErasir
10. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Ej%C3%A1lfi\_and\_R%C3%B6skva
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd
12. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerthus
13. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudrun
14. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland\_the\_Smith
15. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Circe-Greek-mythology
16. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Penelope-Greek-mythology
17. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glinda
18. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elphaba
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard\_of\_Oz\_(character)
20. ↑ https://oz.fandom.com/wiki/Kalidahs
21. ↑ Housekeeper, Season 1, Special Ep. 1
22. ↑ https://discover.lanl.gov/news/0609-oppie-nobel-prize/
23. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin\_McMillan
24. ↑ https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Black\_Book
25. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German\_battleship\_Scharnhorst
26. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German\_battleship\_Gneisenau
27. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Venus\_Project