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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mimir \Mimir\ prop. n. (Norse mythology) A giant who guarded the well of wisdom.
Wikipedia
Mímir ( Old Norse "The rememberer, the wise one") or Mim is a wisdom deity in Norse mythology. He is closely associated with a magical well of knowledge that bears his name, the Mímisbrunnr. At the conclusion of the Æsir-Vanir War he was sent to the Vanir along with the god Hœnir as part of a peaceful hostage exchange. Fearing trickery from the Aesir because of Hœnir's foolishness, the Vanir beheaded Mímir and returned his head to Asgard. In order to keep Mímir's wisdom, Odin preserved his head with magic so it could continue to provide knowledge and counsel as his advisor.
Mímir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson of Iceland, and in euhemerized form as one of the Æsir in Heimskringla, also written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Mímir's name appears in the names of the well Mímisbrunnr, the tree Mímameiðr, and the wood Hoddmímis holt.
Mimir is a joint music project started by The Legendary Pink Dots member Edward Ka-Spel and the father of numerous other projects Christoph Heemann. On Mimyriad they were joined by musician and producer Jim O'Rourke, making them something of a left field supergroup. Having similar interests in musical experimentation, specifically in textural music, the two started recording in Heemann's studio. In 1991 their first, self-titled, album came out on the Flabbergast label. Two of the following albums the group members consider to be more successful in accomplishing the initial goal of making texture-based music. The first two albums have been reissued in remixed/reworked versions on the Streamline label in 2007.
Mimir can refer to:
- Mímir, a primal figure of Norse mythology
- Mimir ( Regin in other sources), the name of Sigurd's foster father in Thidrekssaga (Þiðrekssaga). He is one basis for the character Mime in Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.
- Mimir (Planescape), a magical construct that is created to provide information to players in the Dungeons & Dragons Planescape setting
- Mimir (band), a textural music project of the members of The Legendary Pink Dots and Christoph Heemann
- Mimir, a fictional planet in the 1965 Science Fiction novel "The X-Factor" by Andre Norton
Mimir is an outdoor 1980 bronze and concrete sculpture by Keith Jellum, located in northwest Portland, Oregon. The sculpture was commissioned by the Portland Development Commission and Tom Walsh of Tom Walsh Construction, and is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Usage examples of "mimir".
Mimir moreover lived in such close communion with the gods that he was often considered one of them.
It had been like thatl He was Diskan Fentress who had run from Vaanchard by a stolen tape and had landed on Mimir.
He gets a promotion then, and he'll be based on Mimir and not have to stay out a year at a time on field trips, like he does now.
I knew it would be almost a year before Gerry's job was done on Woden so he could come on to Mimir and that's why I hid in the closet, there.