Fenrir

Deities

Tradition · Norse
Alternate Names
FenrisulfrFenris WolfHrodvitnirThe Bound Wolf
Gender Expression
Masculine
Titles
The Great WolfThe Bound OneOdin's BaneSon of Loki
Domain
The boundAppetiteDestructionLiberationThe endFearThe uncontainable
Planetary Correspondence
Mars
Secondary Planets
SaturnPluto
Elemental Correspondence
EarthFire
Zodiac Affinity
ScorpioAriesCapricorn
Correspondences
Colors
BlackRedGrey
Scents
MuskDragons bloodPatchouli
Metals
IronSteel
Animals
WolfRavenHound
Sacred Timing
Hours
MidnightDusk
Offerings
SaltIronAshes
Invocation Approach
Tone
Cautious respect for deadly force
Address
FenrirThe Great WolfHrodvitnir
Relationship
The appetite that a fetter only postpones
Warning
He is not fed and he is not a god do not build him a shrine
Resonance
Those naming what cannot be bound forever those who work with anger and appetite
Symbols
FetterWolfChainSword
Mythology Summary

Fenrir is Loki's wolf-son by Angrboda, raised in Asgard until the gods' fear wins and they bind him with the dwarves' fetter Gleipnir, Tyr losing his right hand in the bargain (Gylfaginning 34). He breaks free at Ragnarok, swallows Odin, and is killed by Vidar (Gylfaginning 51; Voluspa).

Modern Practice

Fenrir is not a cult deity and is not fed: modern practice approaches him only in the sense of naming what cannot be bound forever - the appetite, the grudge, the force a chain merely postpones. A working that names him ends with grounding, and nobody builds him a shrine.

Related Deities
LokiTyrOdinHelJormungandr

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