Other Norse Gods

Chased across the sky by a pair of wolves, the Norse sun and moon gods were tasked with a heavy burden. The Sol and Mani were responsible for pulling a chariot across the sky every day and night while simultaneously evading a gruesome death at the hands of wolves. The task was split between the two; Sol operated during the day, and Mani during the night. Similar tales have been told throughout history by many civilizations, and because of this, the tale of the Norse sun and moon gods Sol and Mani remains influential in numerous cultures. Many ancient mythologies attribute the creation of the sun and the moon to a pair of siblings, one male and one female, who