n Norse mythology, Hervör alvitr (Old Norse, alvitr possibly meaning "all-wise" or "strange creature"[1]) is a valkyrie. Hervör alvitr is attested in the Poetic Edda poem Völundarkviđa as the sister of the valkyrie Hlađguđr svanhvít (both daughters of King Hlödvér), and as the seven-year wife of the smith Völundr.
In Norse mythology, Hervör alvitr (Old Norse, alvitr possibly meaning "all-wise" or "strange creature"[1]) is a valkyrie. Hervör alvitr is attested in the Poetic Edda poem Völundarkviđa as the sister of the valkyrie Hlađguđr svanhvít (both daughters of King Hlödvér), and as the seven-year wife of the smith Völundr.
In ancient Canaanite mythology, the morning star is pictured as a god, Attar, who attempted to occupy the throne of Ba'al and, finding he was unable to do so, descended and ruled the underworld. The original myth may have been about a lesser god Helel trying to dethrone the Canaanite high god El who lived on a mountain to the north. Similarities have been noted also with the story of Ishtar's or Inanna's descent into the underworld, Ishtar and Inanna being associated with the planet Venus.[35] The Babylonian myth of Etana has also been seen as connected.
This work is supported by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Grant Number U24TR002306. This work is
solely the responsibility of the creators and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
