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Hyndluljoth

35.[1] The sybils arose  from Vitholf's race,From Vilmeith  all the seers are,And the workers of charms  are Svarthofthi's children,And from Ymir sprang  the giants all.
36. Much have I told thee,  and further will tell;There is much that I know;—  wilt thou hear yet more?
37.[2] One there was born  in the bygone days,Of the race of the gods,  and great was his might;Nine giant women,  at the world's edge,Once bore the man  so mighty in arms.
38.[3] Gjolp there bore him,  Greip there bore him,Eistla bore him,  and Eyrgjafa,Ulfrun bore him,  and Angeyja,Imth and Atla,  and Jarnsaxa.
  1. ↑ This stanza is quoted by Snorri (Gylfaginning, 5). Of Vitholf ("Forest Wolf"), Vilmeith ("Wish-Tree") and Svarthofthi ("Black Head") nothing further is known. Ymir: cf. Voluspo, 3.
  2. ↑ According to Snorri (Gylfaginning, 27) Heimdall was the son of Othin and of nine sisters. As Heimdall was the watchman of the gods, this has given rise to much "solar myth" discussion. The names of his nine giantess mothers are frequently said to denote attributes of the sea.
  3. ↑ The names of Heimdall's mothers may be rendered "Yelper," "Griper," "Foamer," "Sand-Strewer," "She-Wolf," "Sorrow-Whelmer," "Dusk," "Fury," and "Iron-Sword."

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