Sigyn

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(Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison

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In the Poetic Edda, little information is provided about Sigyn other than her role in assisting Loki during his captivity. Source: Internet

Sigyn places herself beside him, where she holds out a bowl to catch the dripping venom. Source: Internet

In Gylfaginning, Sigyn is introduced in chapter 31. There, she is introduced as the wife of Loki, and that they have a son by the name of " Nari or Narfi ". Source: Internet

Faulkes (1995:87) The final mention of Sigyn in Skáldskaparmál is in the list of ásynjur in the appended Nafnaþulur section, chapter 75. Faulkes (1995:157). Source: Internet

Prose Edda "Loki Bound (motive from the Gosforth Cross)" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood Sigyn appears in the books Gylfaginning and Skáldskaparmál in the Prose Edda. Source: Internet

Sigyn may appear on the Gosforth Cross and has been the subject of an amount of theory and cultural references. Source: Internet

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