"the ravenous one"

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"The ravenous one" is an epithet referring to Freki, one of the two mythological wolves who accompany the Norse god Odin and symbolize his ferocity and hunger in battle.

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"the ravenous one" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse god
mythological epithet
mythological wolf
appearsInContextOf Norse mythological narratives about Odin
associatedWithDeity Odin
companionOf Odin
Odin
culture Norse mythology
Norse mythology
denotes ravenous wolf
domain Germanic paganism
epithetOf Freki
hasCompanion Freki
Geri
languageOfOrigin Old Norse (conceptually)
nameEtymology derived from Old Norse "frekr" meaning "greedy" or "ravenous"
oneOf Odin's two wolves
pairedWith Geri
refersTo Freki
relatedConcept battlefield carrion
predatory violence
role Odin's wolf familiar
semanticField greed
ravenous hunger
symbolizes Odin's ferocity
Odin's hunger
ferocity in battle
hunger in battle

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Freki nameMeaning "the ravenous one"