Móði and Magni

In Norse mythology, Móði (Old Norse: [ˈmoːðe]; anglicized Módi or Mothi) and Magni ([ˈmɑɣne]) are the sons of Thor. Their names translate as "Wrath" and "Strength", respectively. Rudolf Simek states that, along with Thor's daughter Þrúðr ("Power"), they embody their father's features.

Móði and Magni's children from Thor is attested by the kennings "Móði's father" (faðir Móða, in Hymiskviða, 34) and "Magni's father" (faðir Magna, in Þórsdrápa and Hárbarðsljóð, 53). Snorri Sturluson confirms it (Gylfaginning, 53, Skáldskaparmál, 4). According to Skáldskaparmál (17) Magni is the son of Thor and the jötunn Járnsaxa and Móði is the son of Thor and a unnamed female jötunn (possibly Járnsaxa).

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