In Norse mythology, Dagr represents the heavenly embodiment of the day. He is mentioned in the Prose Edda, which Snorri Sturluson wrote in the 13th century, as well as the Poetic Edda, which was assembled in the 13th century from older traditional sources. According to both traditions, Dagr is the son of the deity Dellingr and is linked to the day-bringer Skinfaxi, a horse with a dazzling mane. The Prose Edda adds that Dagr is either son of Dellingr by Nótt, the personification of darkness, or Jörð, the personification of Earth, depending on textual alteration. Elsewhere, Dagr emerges in Old Norse writings as a generic term that simply means Day. There have been suggestions that Dagr and other entities with similar names in Germanic mythology are related. In lines 12 and 25 of the poem Vafþrúðnismál, Dagr is mentioned. Gylfaginning, a Prose Edda work, personifies Dagr once more. The hero Svipdagr, who is mentioned in several writings, is thought to be linked to Dagr. This figure can be found, among other places, in two poems that were combined and are referred to as Svipdagsmál in the Poetic Edda, the Prologue to the Prose Edda! [Information and Image Credit : Dagr, Wikipedia] [Image : Dagr (1874) by Peter Nicolai Arbo] [The Work (Image) is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. 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 100 years or fewer. The Image is believed to be in Public Domain in United States as well] [Source Image-URL :: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dagr_by_Arbo.jpg ] #Mythology
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