Tyr

Tyr (Old Norse: Týr, ) is the god of single combat and heroic glory in Norse mythology, portrayed as a one-handed man. In the late Icelandic Eddas, he is portrayed, alternately, as the son of Odin (Prose Edda) or of Hymir (Poetic Edda), while the origins of his name and his possible relationship to Tuisto (see Tacitus' Germania) suggest he was once considered the father of the gods and head of the pantheon.
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Týr in Norse mythology, is the god of single combat and heroic glory.Týr or Tyr may also refer to:Tyr (Forgotten Realms), a fictional deity in the Forgotten Realms setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing gameTyr Sports, Inc., a manufacturer of competitive swimwear and gogglesTyr Anasazi, a fictional character on the television series AndromedaTýr (band), a Faroese metal bandTyr (album), an album by the heavy metal band Black SabbathTyr (comics), several characters in comics have had the name TyrTyr (journal), a journal focusing on heathen subjectsTyrosine, an amino acidOK Tyr, an orienteering club in SwedenTyre (Lebanon), an ancient Phoenician cityTyr, a city state in the fictional Dark Sun D&D universeThe GFS Tyr, a Galactic Federation ship in the Metroid video game seriesTYR, an abbreviation for the amino acid TyrosineTYR, the ICAO airline code of Austrian ArrowsTyr, a Norwegian bassist/musician of the band BorknagarTýr, Kópavogur Youth Organisation of the Independence Party
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Noun
1. (Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu
(synonym) Tyrr
(hypernym) Norse deity
(classification) Norse mythology

tyrosine, amino acid resulting from the breakdown of proteins (Biochemistry)

[Norse] The original Germanic god of war and the patron god of justice, the precursor of Odin. At the time of the Vikings, Tyr had to make way for Odin, who became the god of war himself. Tyr was by then regarded as Odin's son (or possibly of the giant Hymir). He is the boldest of the gods, who inspires courage and heroism in battle. Tyr is represented as a man with one hand, because his right hand was bitten off by the gigantic wolf Fenrir (in old-Norse, the wrist was called 'wolf-joint'). His attribute is a spear; the symbol of justice, as well as a weapon. At the day of Ragnarok, Tyr will kill the hound Garm, the guardian of the hell, but will die from the wounds inflicted by the animal. In later mythology, "Tyr" became to mean "god". He is also known as Tîwaz, Tiw and Ziu.

Tyr, Tivi (Icelandic) [Used mainly in plural, tivar gods; cf Latin divus, Sanskrit deva, Greek dios, Zeus] In Norse mythology, often used in combinations like valtiva (god of the slain, or god of the chosen, god of choice). Tyr is the generic name for a lofty divinity. As a planetary deity, Tyr represents the valiant Mars, god of war, of fresh undertakings, and of beginnings. He is associated with the zodiacal constellation Aries, which has similar connotations. Tyr's day is Tysdagr (Tuesday).
In the Edda, Tyr is represented as having had one hand torn off by the wolf Fenris, a sacrifice he willingly made for the perpetuation of life.