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Hymir

Norse giant
Person giant Q1136300
Hymir
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Hymir

Summary

Hymir is a giant[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • A child of Hymir was Tyr[3].
  • Hymir is recorded as male[4].
  • Hymir's instance of is recorded as giant[5].
  • Hymir is part of Norse mythology[6].
  • Hymir's Commons category is recorded as Hymir[7].
  • Hymir's said to be the same as is recorded as Gymir[8].
  • Hymir's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • Hymir's described by source is recorded as Hymiskviða[10].
  • Hymir's described by source is recorded as Poetic Edda[11].

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Personal Life

A child of Hymir was Tyr[3].

Why It Matters

Hymir has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Poetic Edda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → giant
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Hymiskviða, Poetic Edda
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P40]]: [[Q172713]]"
  2. 8w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Part of → —
    Present in work → Q2231647
    Said to be the same as → Gymir
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1441]]: [[Q2231647]]"
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