In Norse mythology, Skoll and Hati are two wolves, offspring of Fenrir and an unnamed giantess, who pursue the sun and moon across the sky; Fenrir is already recorded in this atlas. According to Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Skoll chases the sun, personified as the goddess Sol as she rides her chariot, while his brother Hati Hrodvitnisson chases Mani, the moon. Norse tradition holds that the two wolves will finally catch and devour the sun and moon at Ragnarok, the end of the world.
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SymbolSourced to the subject's own accountSkoll is a wolf that chases the Sun, personified riding her chariot across the sky, and will finally catch and devour her at Ragnarok. 1 Connections
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The Prose Edda names the wolf Hati as Hrodvitnisson, son of Fenrir (Hrodvitnir), already recorded in this atlas; Skoll is counted among the same wolf lineage in the same tradition.
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is a wolf that, according to Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, chases the Sun (personified as a goddess, Sol) riding her chariot across the sky.
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