Fenrir

[ fen-rir ]

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noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.

Fenrir

/ ˈfɛnrɪsˌwʊlf; ˈfɛnrɪə; ˈfɛnrɪs /

noun

Norse myth an enormous wolf, fathered by Loki, which killed Odin

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This image, taken from Canberra, Australia, shows a dark, thick molecular cloud in the form of a wolf, known as the Wolf Nebula or Fenrir Nebula.

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Matsson, if he believed in those old Norse myths, may have viewed Logan on par with Fenrir, the wolf who kills Odin in Ragnarok.

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Zeus may stand alone in the canine category, but he has company in the pets department: Fenrir, a cat in Farmington Hills, Michigan, stands at 18.83 inches tall.

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All who see the brothers Fenrir the wolf and the Midgard serpent, the children of Loki, will know death.

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He was not looking at Fenrir; he did not seem to want to even glance at him.

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