Tasha Deluney
I would love it if I could change my display name.
I don't see anyone posting here now but it's worth a try if maybe anyone is still paying attention.
I'm trying to find out more on Idun, as well as the portrayal of owls in Norse mythology. The generic thing I'm reading is that Idun is the goddess of spring, youth, immortality, fertility and all that good stuff. Guardian of the apples. You know, what anyone finds if they search their name. However, there's been a couple sites, one just being a forum I believe, where she was describes as "a goddess of protection, guardianship, and watchwomen who's totem animal is a barred owl." At first I was very excited to see this connection between her and barred owls, for reasons I'll not delve into here. And then it occurred to me that 1. she's never depicted as a protector, unless we are to say in the sense that she protects the fruit of youth, and; 2. The barred owl is strictly a north american species.
Does anyone know where one might be finding this information, and if there is any accuracy in this description at all? Does she have a totem animal or any ties to any animals? What other parts do owls play in Norse mythology?
Thanks for your help!
Also here's one questionable site that lists Idun as this.
List of the Gods and Their Spirit Animals
I'm trying to find out more on Idun, as well as the portrayal of owls in Norse mythology. The generic thing I'm reading is that Idun is the goddess of spring, youth, immortality, fertility and all that good stuff. Guardian of the apples. You know, what anyone finds if they search their name. However, there's been a couple sites, one just being a forum I believe, where she was describes as "a goddess of protection, guardianship, and watchwomen who's totem animal is a barred owl." At first I was very excited to see this connection between her and barred owls, for reasons I'll not delve into here. And then it occurred to me that 1. she's never depicted as a protector, unless we are to say in the sense that she protects the fruit of youth, and; 2. The barred owl is strictly a north american species.
Does anyone know where one might be finding this information, and if there is any accuracy in this description at all? Does she have a totem animal or any ties to any animals? What other parts do owls play in Norse mythology?
Thanks for your help!
Also here's one questionable site that lists Idun as this.
List of the Gods and Their Spirit Animals