# Idunn — WHE Definition Discussion (1-20058)

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/idunn-whe-definition-discussion-1-20058/17793>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [September 10, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/idunn-whe-definition-discussion-1-20058/17793 "2021-09-10T06:58:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/idunn-whe-definition-discussion-1-20058/17793/1 "2021-09-10T06:58:19Z")

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Idunn (pronounced _Ih_-dune) is a fertility goddess in Norse mythology who holds the apples of eternal youth the gods rely on to remain young and healthy. The Norse gods were not immortal – they just lived very long lives – and the apples of Idunn made this possible.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Idunn/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Idunn/)._

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/system/32/30_2.png) [@system](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/idunn-whe-definition-discussion-1-20058/17793/2 "2026-08-01T00:25:57Z")

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