Norse mythology
Idunn's Golden Apples
The magical apples tended by the goddess Idunn, whose golden fruit grants the gods eternal youth and immortal vigor.
Idunn's golden apples are the fruit that keeps the gods young. The goddess Idun, also written Idunn, keeps them in her ash-wood box, and the Prose Edda says the gods bite into them whenever they begin to age. In Skáldskaparmál, the giant Thiazi forces Loki to lure Idun out of Asgard with her apples and carries her off to his home, Thrymheim. Without the fruit the gods grow old and grey, so they threaten Loki, who borrows Freya's falcon cloak, turns Idun into a nut and flies her home. Thiazi chases them and dies at Asgard's walls, and his daughter Skadi comes to avenge him.
Quick questions
What is Idunn's Golden Apples?
The magical apples tended by the goddess Idunn, whose golden fruit grants the gods eternal youth and immortal vigor.
Which mythology does Idunn's Golden Apples belong to?
Idunn's Golden Apples belongs to Norse mythology.
Who guards Idunn's Golden Apples?
Idun guards Idunn's Golden Apples.
Who goes looking for Idunn's Golden Apples?
In the myths, Thiazi goes looking for Idunn's Golden Apples.
Which myths feature Idunn's Golden Apples?
The myth that features Idunn's Golden Apples is “The Theft of Idunn's Apples”.
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