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• Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, who is Hel’s father?

Answer

Loki

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• Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the cauldron used to cook the boar Sæhrímnir?

Answer

Eldhrímnir

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the hall where virtuous people are said to live after Ragnarök?

Answer

Gimlé

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• Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the stag standing on Valhalla’s roof?

Answer

Eikþyrnir

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• Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what are Odin’s two ravens who report news from the worlds called?

Answer

Huginn and Muninn

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what giant yōkai centipede is said to haunt Mount Mikami?

Answer

Ōmukade

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

At a Shinto shrine, what are the zigzag paper strips called that mark sacredness?

Answer

Shide

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What is the traditional Japanese name for the portable shrine carried during a Shinto festival?

Answer

Mikoshi

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What is the oldest surviving major Japanese chronicle, completed in 712?

Answer

Kojiki

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what term describes a spirit familiar controlled by an onmyōji?

Answer

Shikigami

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what dog spirit is created through a ritual involving a sacrificed dog?

Answer

Inugami

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what cat yōkai is traditionally believed to arise from an old or unusually large cat?

Answer

Bakeneko

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