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In Norse mythology, Gymir was a giant whose daughter, Gerðr, married the god Freyr. According to the Eddic poems ''Skírnismál'' and ''Hyndluljóð'', Gymir and his wife Aurboða are Gerð's and her brother Beli's parents. He is also listed as a distinct cousin to Thjazi. In the ''Prose Edda'', Snorri Sturluson gave this information in ''Gylfaginning'' but in a list of kennings in ''Skáldskaparmál'' equates Gymir with the god and giant Ægir,〔John Lindow, ''Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs'', Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, 2001, repr. Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-19-515382-0, (p. 156 ).〕 citing a verse by Hofgarða-Refr Gestsson where the kenning in question probably simply substitutes one giant-name for another.〔Rudolf Simek, ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology'', tr. Angela Hall, Cambridge: Brewer, 1993, repr. 2000, ISBN 0-85991-513-1, p. 126.〕 Gymir is also equated with Ægir in the prose introduction to ''Lokasenna''; however, the ''Nafnaþulur'' added later to the ''Prose Edda'' list him among the giants. He is credited to live in a great house in Jotunheim surrounded by dogs. Gymir has usually been interpreted as a sea-giant, but Magnus Olsen regarded him as an earth giant in connection with his interpretation of ''Skírnismál'' in light of the ''hieros gamos''〔"Fra gammelnorsk myte og kultus", ''Maal og Minne'' 1 (1909) 17-36, p. 21 ; Jan de Vries, ''Altgermanische Religionsgeschichte'', volume 1, 2nd ed. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1956, repr. 1970, (p. 251, note 1 ) 〕 and he has also been seen as a chthonic deity.〔de Vries, volume 2, 2nd ed. 1957, repr. 1970, (p. 180, note 1 ).〕 Suggestions as to the etymology and meaning of his name include 'earthman', 'the wintry one', 'the protector' and 'the bellower'.〔Simek, p. 127.〕 According to John Lindow, one source calls Gerð's father Geysir.〔Lindow, (p. 138 ), "Geyser".〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gymir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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