Nyi and Nidi
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In Norse mythology, Nýi and Niði ("New and Nether") were the two dwarves who governed the waxing and waning lunar phase, respectively. In modern Swedish, the words "Ny" and "Nedan" are still used to tell about waning and waxing moons.
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| Norse mythology |
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| List of Norse gods | Æsir | Vanir | Giants | Elves | Dwarves | Valkyries | Einherjar | Norns Odin | Thor | Freyr | Freya | Loki | Balder | Tyr | Yggdrasil | Ginnungagap | Ragnarök Sources: Poetic Edda | Prose Edda | The Sagas | Volsung Cycle | Tyrfing Cycle Rune stones | Old Norse language | Orthography | Later influence Society: Viking Age | Skald | Kenning | Blót | Seid | Numbers | |
| The nine worlds of Norse mythology | People, places and things |
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