Hoenir or Hönir (Old Norse: Hœnir or Hønir) is a very shadowy god figure in Norse mythology, who joins the gods Loki and Odin on a couple of occasions in the old texts. He seems to have attributes of creation and prophecy, and his name might advert a bond with birds, possibly birds of omen.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at https://www.worldhistory.org/Hoenir/.
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- Why do you think Hoenir is so hard to understand in the myths?
- What do you think Hoenir’s bird-like name might mean?
- Why do you think Loki and Odin are shown with Hoenir so often?
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