A Dís is a feminine divinity, apparition or spirit connected to Fate in Norse mythology who may be friendly or hostile toward people. Dísir could serve as the guardian spirits of Norse clans. Their reverence may have originated from the worship of the dead, but it is also probable that they served as fertility goddesses who were the focus of both personal and public worship, known as Dísablót. The Dísir are invariably referred to combinedly in existing sources, just as the Valkyries, Norns and Vaettir. Some historians assume that the West Germanic Idisi and the North Germanic Dísir are connected because of linguistic and mythical commonalities; nevertheless, there is little concrete evidence linking Anglo-Saxon and Continental German mythology. Some scholars have argued that the term Dísir is a general one that encompasses the other entities since the Dísir performs duties in Norse literature that are similar to those of Fylgjur, Valkyries, and Norns. The Dísir and the West Germanic Idisi have been compared by scholars, who believe that the beginning I- was deleted early in Old or Proto-Norse. Although the likeness clearly had an impact on Old Norse poetic use, other researchers do not believe the words to be directly connected. Other academics classify all female divinities and spirits connected to conflict under the headings of Idis, Dís, Valkyrie and other names, such as Sigewif i.e. Victory-Women, associated by the Anglo-Saxons with a Swarm of Bees and find the similarities in language as well as in surviving myths and magical enchantments to be adequate justification for putting all differences on this topic from various Germanic cultural contexts together. [Information and Image Credit : Dís, Wikipedia] [Image: Idise (1905) by Emil Doepler] [The Work (Image) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of author plus 70 years or fewer. The Work (Image) is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1927. (Kindly Relate to Individual Source Image URL for More Usage Properties)] [Source Image URL ::
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