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    Jörmungandr is a sea serpent in Norse mythology that is the middle child of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. Odin tossed Jörmungandr into the great ocean surrounding Midgard where it grew so large that it was able to surround the entire Earth and grasp its own tail. As a result, it is known as the World Serpent. When it releases its tail, Ragnarök will begin. Thor is Jörmungandr's arch-enemy and they have encounters where Thor tries to lift or catch the serpent, demonstrating its immense size and strength.

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    Jörmungandr is a sea serpent in Norse mythology that is the middle child of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. Odin tossed Jörmungandr into the great ocean surrounding Midgard where it grew so large that it was able to surround the entire Earth and grasp its own tail. As a result, it is known as the World Serpent. When it releases its tail, Ragnarök will begin. Thor is Jörmungandr's arch-enemy and they have encounters where Thor tries to lift or catch the serpent, demonstrating its immense size and strength.

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    Jörmungandr

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    This article is about the sea serpent in Norse mythology. For the Marvel
    Comics version, see Midgard Serpent (Marvel Comics). For the manga series,
    see Jormungand (manga).

    Jörmungandr rising to the ox head bait, from the 17th-century Icelandic manuscript AM 738 4to

    In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr,


    pronounced [ˈjɔrmunˌɡandr̥], meaning "huge monster"[1]), also known as
    the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr), is a sea
    serpent, the middle child of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. According to
    the Prose Edda, Odin took Loki's three children by Angrboða—the
    wolf Fenrir, Hel, and Jörmungandr—and tossed Jörmungandr into the great
    ocean that encircles Midgard.[2] The serpent grew so large that it was able to
    surround the Earth and grasp its own tail.[2] As a result, it received the name of
    World Serpent. When it releases its tail, Ragnarök will begin.
    Jörmungandr's arch-enemy is the thunder-god, Thor. It is an example of
    an ouroboros.

    Contents

     1Sources
     2Stories
    o 2.1Lifting the cat
    o 2.2Thor's fishing trip
    o 2.3Ragnarök
     3Analysis
     4Eponym
     5Gallery
     6See also
     7References

    Sources[edit]
    The major sources for myths about Jörmungandr are the Prose Edda, the skaldic
    poem Húsdrápa, and the Eddic poems Hymiskviða and Völuspá. Other sources
    include the early skaldic poem Ragnarsdrápa and kennings in other skaldic
    poems; for example, in Þórsdrápa, faðir lögseims, "father of the sea-thread", is
    used as a kenning for Loki. There are also several image stones depicting the
    story of Thor fishing for Jörmungandr.

    Stories[edit]
    There are three preserved myths detailing Thor's encounters with Jörmungandr:
    Lifting the cat[edit]
    In one story, Thor encounters the giant king Útgarða-Loki and has to perform
    deeds for him, one of which is a challenge of Thor's strength. Útgarða-Loki goads
    Thor into attempting to lift the World Serpent, disguised by magic as a huge cat.
    Thor grabs the cat around its midsection but manages to raise the cat only high
    enough for one of its paws to leave the floor. Útgarða-Loki later explains his
    deception and that Thor's lifting the cat was an impressive deed, as he stretched
    the serpent so that it almost reached the sky. Many watching became fearful
    when they saw one paw lift off the ground.[3] If Thor had managed to lift the cat
    completely from the ground, he would have altered the boundaries of the
    universe.[4]
    Thor's fishing trip[edit]
    Jörmungandr and Thor meet again when T

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