Vili
For the Gabonese people, see Vili (people)''For the common name ending in Georgian see
Georgian names.Vili was one of the
Æsir and a son of
Bestla and
Borr in
Norse mythology. His brothers were
Vé and
Odin, who he helped in killing the first giant,
Ymir. He was known for having given humanity emotion and intelligence. According to
Loki, in
Lokasenna, he had an affair with
Odin's wife,
Frigg.In
Völuspá, at the creation of the first man (
Ask) and woman (
Embla),
Hœnir and
Lóðurr help Odin. In
Gylfaginning, Vili and Vé are mentioned instead. As
Snorri knew
Völuspá, it is very likely that Hœnir was another name for Vili.
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vile
adj.
base, vile, low, mean, ignoble, worthless, sneaking, scurvy, grovelling
vile (m)
n.
dastard, coward, mean person
Vili
[Norse] In Scandinavian myth, one of the primordial gods, brother of Odin and Ve. The three of them were responsible for the creation of the cosmos, as well as the first humans.
Vili
Vili, Vile (Icelandic, Scandinavian) Will, wish, desire; in Norse mythology, one of Odin's two brother-creators. Together these three bring worlds into being at the beginning of a life cycle. The idea is reminiscent of that in the Rig-Veda: "Desire first arose in It," when worlds were to emanate from the divine source of life.
In the Eddas, Odin (spirit), Vili (will), and Vi (sanctity or awe) are born from Bore and Bestla, the karmic residue carried over from the preceding world cycle. The present universe is thus the direct result of its predecessor. The triune creative deity slays the frostgiant Ymir and from his latent (frozen) body form the matter of worlds-to-be.