Norse mythology
Idun
The Goddess Who Sustains Immortality
- Mythology
- Norse mythology
- Group
- Fate · Aesir
- Places
- Asgard
- Objects
- Idunn's Golden Apples
Listen to “The Theft of Idunn's Apples” in the app
Idun is the goddess who guards the golden apples that keep the Aesir young, wife of the poet-god Bragi. Without her fruit the gods would wither and grey. When Loki, cornered by the eagle-giant Thiazi, lures her out of Asgard with talk of finer apples, Thiazi snatches her away to his hall Thrymheim. The gods age and stiffen at once and force Loki to retrieve her. Borrowing Freyja's falcon cloak, he turns Idun into a nut and flies her home while the Aesir kindle a fire at the walls that burns the pursuing Thiazi from the sky.
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The Theft of Idunn's Apples
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Idun?
- Idun is the goddess who guards the golden apples that keep the Aesir young, wife of the poet-god Bragi. Without her fruit the gods would wither and grey. When Loki, cornered by the eagle-giant Thiazi, lures her out of Asgard with talk of finer apples, Thiazi snatches her away to his hall Thrymheim.
- Which mythology does Idun belong to?
- Idun belongs to Norse mythology.
- Which stories does Idun appear in?
- Idun appears in The Theft of Idunn's Apples, Loki's Mischief and the Treasures of the Gods, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Idun. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/idun"Idun." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/idun.MythologyNow. "Idun." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/idun.Listen to the stories of Idun
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