This article is about the goddess. For the abbreviation, see EIR. For the pronoun, see Spivak pronoun.
In Norse mythology, Eir is an ásynja who is referred to as 'the best physician' in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning.[1] In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál Eire is included among a list of valkyries. In the Poetic Edda poem Svipdagsmál, Eir is the name of one of the nine maidens who serve the giantess Menglöd.
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Valkyries in Norse mythology |
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Völuspá (6)
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Skuld · Skögul · Gunnr · Hildr · Göndul · Geirskögul
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Grímnismál (13)
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Hrist · Mist · Skeggjöld · Skögul · Hildr · Þrúðr · Hlökk · Herfjötur · Göll · Geirahöð · Randgríð · Ráðgríð · Reginleif
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Darraðarljóð (6)
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Hildr · Hjörþrimul · Sanngriðr · Svipul · Guðr · Göndul
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Nafnaþulur
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I (9)
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Hildr · Göndul · Hlökk · Mist · Skögul · Hrund · Eir · Hrist · Skuld
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II (29)
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Hrist · Mist · Herja · Hlökk · Geiravör · Göll · Hjörþrimul · Guðr · Herfjötra · Skuld · Geirönul · Skögul · Randgníð · Ráðgríðr · Göndul · Svipul · Geirskögul · Hildr · Skeggöld · Hrund · Geirdriful · Randgríðr · Þrúðr · Reginleif · Sveið · Þögn · Hjalmþrimul · Þrima · Skalmöld
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Dísir · Matres and Matrones · Norns · Odin · Shieldmaiden · Swan maiden · Valhalla · Völva
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| Æsir |
Baldr · Bragi · Forseti · Dellingr · Freyr · Heimdall · Hermóðr · Höðr · Hœnir · Loki · Mímir · Njörðr · Odin · Óðr · Thor · Týr · Ullr · Váli · Viðarr · Vili and Vé
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Bil · Freyja · Frigg · Fulla · Gerðr · Gefjun · Iðunn · Irpa · Nanna · Rán · Sif · Sigyn · Skaði · Snotra · Sól · Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr
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Ask and Embla · Dís (Norns · Valkyries) · Dwarves · Einherjar · Elves (Light elves · Dark elves) · Fenrir · Hel · Jörmungandr · Jötunn · Sigurd · Trolls · Wayland Smith
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Asgard · Bifröst · Fólkvangr · Ginnungagap · Hel · Midgard · Muspelheim · Niflheim · Valhalla · Vígríðr · Wells (Mímir's Well · Hvergelmir · Urðarbrunnr) · Yggdrasil
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Æsir-Vanir War · Fimbulwinter · Ragnarök
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Poetic Edda · Prose Edda · Sagas · Gesta Danorum · Völsung Cycle · Tyrfing Cycle · Runestones · Old Norse language · Orthography · Later influence
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Viking Age · Skald · Völva · Kenning · Heiti · Blót · Félag · Seid · Runic calendar · Germanic calendar · Numbers · Mead hall · Níð
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Germanic paganism · Proto-Indo-European religion
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Norse gods · Mythological Norse people, items and places · Ásatrú
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Eir". Image Credit.
