Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri
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In Norse mythology, Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri (Old Norse: [ˈnorðre, ˈsuðre, ˈɔustre, ˈwestre]; "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,[1] corresponding to the four stags of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil.[2]
See also
- Anemoi
- Eostre
- Eye of Horus
- Four Evangelists
- Four Heavenly Kings
- Four Holy Beasts
- Four Living Creatures
- Four sons of Horus
- Four Stags (Norse mythology)
- Four Symbols
- Four temperaments
- Great Year
- Guardians of the directions
- Lokapala
- Royal stars
- Tetramorph
- Titan
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