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Hail to the Shining Goddess

Hail to her wonderful warmth

Mundilfari's bright daughter

Máni's radiant sister

Bringer of light

SOL

Sol, the Norse goddess of the Sun, was the radiant daughter of Mundilfari and sister to Mani, the god of the Moon. Their father, proud of their unmatched beauty, boasted too much about it, angering the gods. As punishment, Sol was forced to drive the Sun’s chariot across the sky, pulled by the swift horses Árvakr and Alsviðr. She was never allowed to rest, for she was relentlessly pursued by the wolf Skoll, one of Fenrir’s children.

Each day, Sol raced to outrun her doom, knowing that if she faltered, darkness would consume the world. Her fate will be sealed at Ragnarök, the end of all things. When the final battle unfolds, Skoll will finally catch her, devouring her in a grim fulfillment of prophecy. Yet, her light will not be extinguished forever : her daughter, even more radiant than she, will rise to take her place, ensuring that the Sun will shine once more upon the new world.

(Text by Delia Gosforth, Illustration by Ellen Artistic)

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Differences between the two symbols in images under the cut.

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