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Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

Home › Glossary › Letter J

Jörð

Mythology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Norse earth goddess, personification of the land, and mother of Thor by Odin, symbolizing primal fertility and strength.

Detailed Definition
Jörð (Earth) is a Norse primordial goddess, consort of Odin and mother of Thor. She embodies the land itself—fertile, enduring, and foundational. Though rarely active in myths, her role as Thor’s mother links sky (Odin) and earth. Poets invoke Jörð to symbolize grounding, stability, and the nurturing aspect of nature, often contrasting her with celestial or chaotic forces.
Example
Example in poetry:
Jörð, personification of Earth and mother of Thor, appears in kennings: “Jörð’s son” = Thor, as in Þórsdrápa; Snorri equates Jörð with Fjörgyn in Gylfaginning; In Völuspá, the earth is shaped from Ymir’s flesh—Jörð as embodiment; Poets use “Jörð’s lap” to describe fertile ground or burial; She symbolizes the nurturing yet enduring aspect of nature; Jörð’s maternal role grounds Thor’s strength in terrestrial power.
Additional Notes
Jörð ("Earth") is the personification of the earth and mother of Thor by Odin. Often equated with Fjörgyn, Jörð represents the fertile, grounding force of nature. Though she has no active myths, her presence is felt through kennings: "Jörð’s son" = Thor, "Jörð’s lap" = burial ground or field. Students should connect Jörð to broader Indo-European earth mother figures (e.g., Gaia) but note her more passive role in Norse myth—emphasizing function over personality. Her union with Odin (sky/father of gods) mirrors sky–earth hieros gamos motifs. In poetry, Jörð provides a terrestrial counterweight to celestial or chthonic powers, making her essential for understanding Thor’s connection to land, storms, and protection of humanity.
Also Known As
Earth Jörð the Ground Fjörgyn (Synonym) Thor’s Mother Erda
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