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Thiazi

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

A giant who kidnapped Idunn and her apples of youth, later slain by the gods.

Detailed Definition
Þjazi’s eagle form and daughter Skadi link him to winter and vengeance. In poetry, he represents the threat to divine immortality, the consequences of theft, and the complex bonds between gods and giants through marriage and retribution.
Example
Example in poetry:
A vengeance poem might describe, “Þjazi, as eagle, stole Idunn—gods aged, then plotted his fall”; In tragic tone: “Þjazi’s eyes saw golden apples, not the noose in their glow”; A stanza could affirm, “From Þjazi’s death came Skadi’s winter—grief that shapes the world”; Contemporary verse: “My Þjazi is the desire that blinds me to its cost”.
Additional Notes
Þjazi (Thiazi) kidnaps Iðunn and her apples of youth, causing the gods to age; he’s later slain, and his daughter Skadi demands compensation (Skáldskaparmál). He embodies the threat to divine immortality and the consequences of theft. In poetry, Þjazi symbolizes the necessary disruption that leads to new alliances (Skadi’s marriage to Njörðr) and the complex bonds between gods and giants. His eagle form and death (eyes placed in sky as stars) offer rich imagery for poets exploring vengeance, transformation, or the celestial legacy of giants.
Also Known As
Þjazi Thiassi
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