Himinhrjóðr
Ringkasan
Himinhrjóðr adalah lembu jantan terbesar milik raksasa Hymir dalam mitologi Nordik, yang kepalanya dipakai Thor sebagai umpan untuk memancing Ular Midgard.
Himinhrjóðr is the greatest ox of the giant Hymir in Norse mythology, whose head Thor used as bait to fish for the Midgard Serpent.
Kisah dan tradisi
Himinhrjóðr adalah lembu jantan dalam mitologi Nordik, sapi pejantan terbesar dan terindah milik raksasa Hymir. Menurut Snorri Sturluson dalam Gylfaginning, ketika Thor pergi memancing bersama Hymir dan Hymir menyuruhnya mencari umpan sendiri, Thor mengambil lembu terbesar dari kawanan Hymir, mencabut kepalanya, dan membawanya ke pantai. Pada kepala lembu itulah Ular Midgard kemudian menggigit kail; namun Hymir begitu ketakutan melihat tangkapan mereka sehingga ia memotong tali pancing, dan ular itu tenggelam kembali ke dasar laut. Kisah memancing Thor juga disebut dalam Hymiskviða dan karya para skald lain, tetapi hanya Snorri yang mencatat nama lembu Hymir. Nama Himinhrjóðr mungkin berarti "perusak langit" bila bagian akhirnya dari kata kerja hrjóða; Finnur Jónsson membayangkan tanduknya begitu tinggi sehingga tampak menembus langit. Varian lain menghasilkan arti seperti "pewarna merah langit" atau "pemecah langit". Rudolf Simek menduga Snorri sendiri yang memberi nama itu, tetapi nama tersebut juga muncul dalam daftar þulur nama lembu.
Himinhrjóðr is an ox of Norse mythology, the largest and finest breeding bull of the giant Hymir. According to Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning, when Thor went fishing with Hymir and Hymir told him to find his own bait, Thor took the biggest ox of Hymir's herd, wrenched off its head and carried it to the shore. It was on this ox head that the Midgard Serpent later took the hook; but Hymir was so terrified at the catch that he cut the line, and the serpent sank back into the depths of the sea. Thor's fishing trip is also told in Hymiskviða and by other skalds, but only Snorri records the name of Hymir's ox. The name Himinhrjóðr may mean 'sky-destroyer' if its second part comes from the verb hrjóða; Finnur Jónsson imagined its horns so high that they seemed to pierce the sky. Other variants yield meanings such as 'reddener of the sky' or 'sky-breaker'. Rudolf Simek guesses that Snorri himself coined the name, but it also occurs in the þulur lists of ox names.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Mitologi Nordik
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Legendary Creature
Nama lain / Alternate names
Himinhrjod, Himinhrjótr
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Ular Midgard menggigit kail Thor yang berumpan kepala Himinhrjóðr, lembu terbesar milik raksasa Hymir.
The Midgard Serpent bit Thor's hook baited with the head of Himinhrjóðr, the giant Hymir's biggest ox.