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Askr and Embla

first two humans, created by the gods in Norse mythology from trees
VisualArtwork anthropogony Q212858

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
anthropogony, grouping of characters in Norse mythology, fictional couple, primeval human pair, protoplast[7][8][9][10]
Part of
Norse mythology[11]
Creator
Odin, Hœnir, Lóðurr, Vili, Vé[2][3][4][5][6]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14][15]
Has part(s)
Askr, Embla[12][13]
P14750
4BB4-D40F-0F03-1DF6-7665[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Askr and Embla ar أسك وإمبلا cs Ask a Embla da Ask og Embla da Embla da Ask de Askr de Ask und Embla de Embla es Ask es Askr es Ask y Embla es Embla fi Askr ja Embla fr Ask et Embla fr Embla he אסק ואמבלה hu Ask és Embla id Ask dan Embla it Askr e Embla
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sölvesborg Ask och Embla2.jpg ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Askr-and-Embla
Freebase ID
/m/0q55
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ask_og_Embla
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/religiya/ASK.html
Lex ID
Ask_og_Embla
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
term/c9fc36bf-8767-4c16-b794-c60616e91887
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
1276819
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
askas-ir-embla

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🔗 Connections
Creator 5
Odin, Hœnir, Vili, Lóðurr, Vé
Instance of 2
protoplast, anthropogony
Named after 2
4894 Ask, 4895 Embla
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Part of 1
Norse mythology
← FactGrid item ID 1
Sawley
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Summary

Askr and Embla is an anthropogony[1].

Body

Cultural Impact

Things named for Askr and Embla include 4895 Embla[17], an asteroid[18] and 4894 Ask[19], an asteroid[20].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include 4895 Embla[17], an asteroid[18] and 4894 Ask[19], an asteroid[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ~2026-55880-86 · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Historical Museums of Sweden ID → term/c9fc36bf-8767-4c16-b794-c60616e91887
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'as', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'e
    Sitelink count → 43
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: term/c9fc36bf-8767-4c16-b794-c60616e91887"
  2. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4BB4-D40F-0F03-1DF6-7665
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 4BB4-D40F-0F03-1DF6-7665, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
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