Alvíssmál (" Talk of Alvíss ") is a poem collected in the Poetic Edda, probably dating to the 12th century, that relates a conversation between Thor and a dwarf called Alvíss (" All-Wise ").

In the Poetic Edda, the Vanir, as a group, are specifically referenced in the poems Völuspá, Vafþrúðnismál, Skírnismál, Þrymskviða, Alvíssmál and Sigrdrífumál.

Thus, these families of beings mentioned in the poem Alvíssmál are identified with seven of the nine homeworlds.

For example, Alvíssmál 14 lists the Dvergar as distinct from the Álf.

In the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from traditional source material reaching into the pagan period, Thor appears ( or is mentioned ) in the poems Völuspá, Grímnismál, Skírnismál, Hárbarðsljóð, Hymiskviða, Lokasenna, Þrymskviða, Alvíssmál, and Hyndluljóð.

They appear as separate races in extended lists such as the one in Alvíssmál, listing Æsir, álfar, Vanir, goð ( gods ), męnn ( humans ), ginregin, jǫtnar, dvergar and denizens of Hęl.

Review of Rory McTurk, Studies in " Ragnars saga loðbrókar " and Its Major Scandinavian Analogues, Alvíssmál 2: 118 – 19.

Alvíssmál consists of question and answer exchanges between the dwarf Alvíss and the god Thor.

* Heinz Klingenberg, " För Skírnis: Brautwerbungsfahrt eines Werbungshelfers ," Alvíssmál 6 ( 1996 ): 21 – 62 ( see English summary, pp. 59 – 62 ).

* Anatoly Liberman, Review of Klaus von See et al., " Skírnismál ": Modell eines Edda-Kommentars, Alvíssmál 6 ( 1996 ): 114 – 18.

* Anne Heinrichs, " Der liebeskranke Freyr, euhemeristisch entmythisiert ," Alvíssmál 7 ( 1997 ): 3 – 36 ( see English summary, p. 36 ).

Even if her name is not given, the Poetic Edda poem Alvíssmál, in which Thor's daughter is engaged to a dwarf, Alvíss, may also be about Þrúðr.

In stanza 30 of the poem Alvíssmál, the god Thor asks the dwarf Alvíss to tell him what night is called in each of the nine worlds, whom " Nórr " birthed.

Chapter 58 states that " Hrimfaxi or Fiorsvartnir draw the night ", and in chapter 64, " nótt " is stated as one of various words for time and a version of the Alvíssmál passage is cited.

In Alvíssmál, a kenning for the sun is listed as the " deceiver of Dvalin ", referring to the sun's power of turning dwarves into stone.

The entire poem is a " riddle contest " between the two grey-bearded characters after the manner of the Vafþrúðnismál and Alvíssmál and other similar poems in the Poetic Edda.

* Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, " Cultural Paternity in the Flateyjarbók Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar ," Alvíssmál 8 ( 1998 ): 3 – 28.

In the Poetic Edda, the poem Alvíssmál has a stanza that lists six worlds, clarifying each ' homeworld ' ( heimr ) is the realm of a different family of beings.

* Russell Poole, " Myth, Psychology, and Society in Grettis saga ," Alvíssmál 11 ( 2004 ): 3 – 16.

As an illustration, the systematic collection of the Apophthegmata Patrum, or Sayings of the desert fathers and mothers has more than twenty chapters divided by theme ; only one chapter is devoted to porneia (" sexual lust ").

Many of his teachings were recorded by his disciples and appeared in anthologies " MaggiD DebaraV le-Ya ' akoV " ( מגיד דבריו ליעקב the last letters of which title spell " Dov "), known also under the title of Likkutei Amarim (" Collected Sayings "), published at Korets in 1780 ( second edition with additions Korets 1784 ), and frequently reprinted ; Likkutim Yekarim (" Precious Collections "), published at Lemberg in 1792 ; Or Torah ( the largest collection ) published in Korets 1804 ; Or Ha ' emet published in Husiatin 1899 ; Kitvei Kodesh ( small collection ) published in Lemberg 1862 ; Shemu ' ah Tovah ( small collection ) published in Warsaw 1938.

The Yavanajataka (" Sayings of the Greeks ") was translated from Greek to Sanskrit by Yavanesvara during the 2nd century CE, under the patronage of the Western Satrap Saka king Rudradaman I, and is considered the first Indian astrological treatise in the Sanskrit language.

* The description of Greek astrology and Greek terminology in the Yavanajataka (" Sayings of the Yavanas ") ( 150 CE ).

The oldest astrological treatise in Sanskrit is the Yavanajataka (" Sayings of the Greeks "), a versification by Sphujidhvaja in 269 / 270 AD of a now lost translation of a Greek treatise by Yavanesvara during the 2nd century AD under the patronage of the Western Satrap Saka king Rudradaman I.

Alvíss (" All-Wise ") was a dwarf in Norse mythology.

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Apollo Citharoedus (" Apollo with a kithara "), Musei Capitolini, Rome

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The order Asterales currently includes eleven families, the largest of which are the Asteraceae, with about 25, 000 species, and the Campanulaceae (" Bellflowers "), with about 2, 000 species.

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E. H. Shepard illustrated the original Pooh books, using his own son's teddy, Growler (" a magnificent bear "), as the model.

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Petra Tou Romiou | Petra tou Romiou (" The rock of the Greeks | Greek "), Aphrodite's legendary birthplace in Paphos, Cyprus.

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The letter of Auxentius, a 4th-century Arian bishop of Milan, regarding the missionary Ulfilas, gives the clearest picture of Arian beliefs on the nature of the Trinity: God the Father (" unbegotten "), always existing, was separate from the lesser Jesus Christ (" only-begotten "), born before time began and creator of the world.

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The name comes from the Ancient Greek ἀ a-(" not ") and μέθυστος methustos (" intoxicated "), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness.

However, the connection that has derived ambrosia from the Greek prefix a-(" not ") and the word brotos (" mortal "), hence the food or drink of the immortals, has been questioned as coincidental by some modern linguists.

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Ammianus describes Alemanni rulers with various terms: reges excelsiores ante alios (" paramount kings "), reges proximi (" neighbouring kings "), reguli (" petty kings ") and regales (" princes ").

The notion of elves thus appears similar to the animistic belief in spirits of nature and of the deceased, common to nearly all human religions ; this is also true for the Old Norse belief in dísir, fylgjur and vörðar (" follower " and " warden " spirits, respectively ).

A poem from around 1020, the Austrfaravísur (' Eastern-journey verses ') of Sigvat Thordarson, mentions that, as a Christian, he was refused board in a heathen household, in Sweden, because an álfablót (" elves ' sacrifice ") was being conducted there.

In relation the beauty of the Norse elves, some further evidence is given by old English words such as ælfsciene (" elf-beautiful "), used of seductively beautiful Biblical women in the Old English poems Judith and Genesis A.

Such ideas dated to at least the mediæval period ; The Middle English term elferingewort (" elf-ring "), meaning " a ring of daisies caused by elves ' dancing " dates to the 12th century.

For instance, that field may be due to the separation of charges in a thundercloud (" DC " field ) often associated with sprites, or due to the electromagnetic pulse ( EMP ) produced by a lightning discharge, often associated with elves.

Other internal tensions include the virtual slavery of House elves and the suspicion or disregard for some species of human intelligence (" beings " in Wizard parlance ).

Image: Ängsälvor-Nils Blommér 1850. jpg | Ängsälvor (" meadow elves "), 1850

Rather like the elves (" Wichtelmänner " in the German tale ) in The Shoemaker and the Elves, Rowling's house-elves are released from servitude when they are given clothes.