Óðr

Inspired passion / frenzy

Óðr — inspired or ecstatic passion; a kind of breath-frenzy from which the name Óðinn is etymologically derived. Distinguished from ordinary mind (hugr) by its possessing, transformative quality; the basis of poetic inspiration, battle-rage, and the visionary state. Treated by Snorri's mythographic frame as the husband of Freyja, hinting at its character as inspirational impulse rather than steady cognition.

Lík / líkamrHamrǪndHugrÓðrÓðrHamingjaFylgjaDísSál

Point 5 of 9 in Old Norse Nine-Part Soul (reconstructed)

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Snorri, Prose Edda — Gylfaginning (primary_canonical)

Gylfaginning ch. 35 names Óðr as Freyja's husband and distinguishes him from the goddess in Snorri's genealogical mythography. The citation documents the mythic personification of Óðr; the association with inspiration and ecstasy is an interpretive use of the term rather than a stated anatomical teaching.

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