What are the names of Odin's two wolves?

Odin’s two wolves are Geri and Freki. In Norse mythology, they accompany Odin and are associated with his power, hunting, and the battlefield.

Their names are commonly interpreted as meaning “the greedy one” and “the ravenous one,” or similar variations such as “glutton” and “voracious.” In the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál, Odin says that he feeds both wolves while he himself lives on wine. Snorri Sturluson repeats this detail in Gylfaginning, part of the Prose Edda.

Geri and Freki are sometimes confused with Odin’s ravens, Huginn and Muninn. The ravens represent thought and memory and fly throughout the world to bring Odin information; they are not wolves. Fenrir is another famous wolf in Norse myth, but he is a monstrous descendant of Loki and plays an adversarial role at Ragnarök.

The pair also appears in skaldic poetry, where their names can function as poetic terms for wolves or in kennings referring to blood and carrion. Their recurring association with Odin reinforces his identity as a war and death god.