Meili - God of Norse Mythology
Meili in Norse mythology is a member of the Æsir (gods of the principle pantheon), son of Odin, and brother to Thor. Meili is mentioned in the Poetic Edda (the poem Hárbarðsljóð) and the Prose Edda (the poem Haustlöng). However aside from the relationship with Odin and Thor, there is no additional information about the deity in any other surviving source of Norse mythology.
The meaning and etymology of the name Meili, pronounced "M-AI-l-ee" is "the loveable" or "the lovey one."
Some scholars have theorized that Meili and Baldur are the same god.
| Name | Gender | Group | God of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baduhenna | Goddess | war and storms | |
| Baldur (Baldr, Balder) identified with the Old English bealdor = 'lord' or 'prince' | God | Æsir | beauty, love, purity, peace, righteousness |
| Beyla a younger form of Old Norse Baunila = 'little bean' | Goddess | earth | |
| Bil | Goddess | Ásynjur | waining moon |
| Borr (Bor, Bör, Bur, Burr) | God | Other | |
| Bragi (Brage) connected with Old Norse Bragr = 'poetry' | God | Æsir | knowledge, poetry, eloquence, and the patron of skalds |
| Buri (Búri, Bori, Bure) | God | Other | gods |
| Byggvir Old Norse = 'barley' | God | ||
| Dellingr (Delling) Old Norse = 'luminous' or 'shining one' | God | Æsir | personification of dawn |
| Eir (Eil, Eira, Eyr, Eyra) Old Norse = 'protection' or 'help' | Goddess | Ásynjur | healing |
| Eostre (Eastre, Ostara) | Goddess | spring, rebirth, and protectress of fertility | |
| Forseti (Forsete) Old Norse = 'presiding one' | God | Æsir | justice |
| Freyja (Freya, Freja, Frey'a, Gefion, Horn, Mardal, Mardoll, Menglad, Menglod, Moertholl, Sessrymner, Syr, Vanadis) | Goddess | Vanir | fertility, love, beauty, magic, war, and death |
| Freyr (Frey, Fraig, Fro, Fricco, Ingun, Ingunnar-Frey, Ingvi-Frey, Sviagod, Yngri, Yngvi) | God | Vanir | agriculture, prosperity, life and fertility |
| Frigg (Frigga, Frig, Fri, Frija, Frygga, Frea, Fria, Frige, and Holda) Old Norse = 'to love' | Goddess | Ásynjur | love, marriage, fertility, family, civilization, and a prophetess |
| Fulla (Abundantia, Abundia, Habone, Vol, Vola, Volla) | Goddess | Ásynjur | |
| Gefjon (Gefjun, Gefion) Old Norse = 'the giving one' | Goddess | knowledge | |
| Gersemi (Gersimi, Gerseme) Old Norse = 'gem' | Goddess | Ásynjur | love |
| Gerda (Gerd, Gerdhr, Gerðr) | Goddess | Vanir | |
| Gna (Gná, Gnaa) | Goddess | Ásynjur | |
| Gullveig (Gollveig, Gulveig, Golveig-Heid, Gulveig-Hoder, Angerboda, Angerbohda, Aurboda, East Wind Hag, Heid, Heidr, Ljod, Midgard, Orboda, The Volva) | Goddess | Vanir | |
| Henir (Hoeni, Hœnir, Hone, Honer, Honir) | God | Æsir | |
| Hariasa | Goddess | war | |
| Heimdall (Heimdal, Heimdallr, Heimdalr, Heimdali) | God | Æsir | guardian |
| Hel (Heimdal, Heimdallr, Heimdalr, Heimdali) | Goddess | the dead | |
| Hermod (Hermóðr, Heremod) Old Norse = 'war spirit' | God | Æsir | messenger of the gods |
| Hlin (Hlín, Hlina) Old Norse = 'protectress' | Goddess | Ásynjur | |
| Hodr (Höðr, Hod, Hothenus, Hodar, Hoder, Hodhr, Hodir, Hodur) | Goddess | Æsir | |
| Idun (Iðunn, Iduna, Idunn, Idunna, Ithun, Ydun) | Goddess | Ásynjur | spring and rejuvenation |
| Irpa Old Norse = 'brown' | Goddess | Other | earth |
| Lofn Old Norse = 'the comforter' | Goddess | Ásynjur | love |
| Lodurr (Lóðurr, Lodur, Lóður, Lódurr, Lódur, Lóthurr, Lóthur, Lódhurr, Lódhur, Lodur, Lothurr, Lothur, Lodhurr, Loðurr, Loður, Lodhur) | God | Æsir | life |
| Loki (Fjalar, Loder, Lodur, Loke, Lokkju, Lopter, Lopti, Sagloki, Suttung, Thok, Utgard-Loki) | God | Æsir | fire, magic, shape-shifting, trickster, chaos |
| Mani (Máni, Mane) | God | Æsir | personification of the moon |
| Mimir (Mim, Mímir, Mimar, Mime, Mimer-Nidhad, Baugreginn Jotunn, Hodd-Dropnir, Hodd-Mimer, Hoddrofnir, Naddgofugr) | Goddess | Other | wisdom |
| Meili Old Norse = 'the lovely one' | God | Æsir | |
| Nanna Old Norse name deriving from Ancient Germanic nanþi = 'daring' | Goddess | Ásynjur | |
| Nerthus (Nertous) | Goddess | Vanir | lakes and springs |
| Njord (Njörðr, Njörd, Niördr Niord, Njorth, Nordur) | God | Vanir | the sea, the wind, fertility, patron saint of fishermen and sailors |
| Njorun (Njörun, Niorun) | Goddess | Ásynjur | |
| Odin (Alfdaur, Alfadir, Bileygr, Glapsuidir, Othinn, Wodan, Wotan, Othin, Othinn, Othinus, Ouvin, Votan, Wode, Wodemus, Wodhen, Woden, Wodin, Wotam, Woutan, Wuotan) | Goddess | Æsir | wisdom, war, magic, poetry, prophecy, victory and death |
| Odr (Óðr, Od) | Goddess | Vanir | |
| Ran Old Norse Rán = 'theft' | Goddess | Ásynjur | the sea and death |
| Saga Old Norse Sága = 'seeing one' | Goddess | Ásynjur | wisdom and treasure |
| Sandraudiga | Goddess | ||
| Sif Old Norse = 'wife' | Goddess | Ásynjur | harvest and land |
| Sigyn (Siguna) | Goddess | Ásynjur | earth |
| Sinthgunt | Goddess | ||
| Sjofn (Sjöfn, Sjofn) | Goddess | Ásynjur | relationships, love, and marriage |
| Skadi Old Norse Skaði = 'death' | Goddess | Vanir | hunting and winter |
| Snotra Old Norse = 'clever' | Goddess | Ásynjur | wisdom |
| Sol (Sól, Sunna) | Goddess | personification of the sun | |
| Syn Old Norse = 'refusal' | Goddess | Ásynjur | defense and truth |
| Thor (þórr, þunor, Thunaer, Donar, Thur, Tor, Tror) | God | Æsir | strength, protection, war, storms, thunder and lightning |
| Thrud (þrúðr, Thrúd, þrúðr) | Goddess | ||
| Thorgeror Holgabruor (þorgerðr Hölgabrüðr) | Goddess | Other | |
| Tyr (Týr, Tiw, Tig, Ziu, Teu, Thingsus, Tiwaz, Ty, Tyw, Zio, Ziv, Ziw) | God | Æsir | war, justice in battle, victory and heroic glory |
| Ullr (Auler, Holler, Oller, Ollerus, Uller, Ullerus, Ullr, Wuldor) | Goddess | Æsir | justice and winter |
| Vali Old Norse Váli = 'the slain' | Goddess | Æsir | vengeance |
| Var (Vár, Vara, Vór) | Goddess | Ásynjur | |
| Ve (Vé) | God | Æsir | earth |
| Vili | God | Æsir | earth |
| Vor Old Norse Vör = 'the careful one' | Goddess | Ásynjur | wisdom |
| Zisa (Cisa) | Goddess | harvest |