Kvasir
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Kvasir is a god in Norse mythology.
Kvasir was created from the saliva of all the gods, making him the wisest of the Vanir, but was quickly murdered by Fjalar and Galar, two dwarf brothers, in their cavern. They mixed his blood with honey and preserved it; the blood fermented into the Mead of Poetry. Later, they killed Gillingr and his wife.
According to Gylfaginning, it was Kvasir who suggested to the other gods that a net be used to catch Loki who had jumped into the river in the form of a salmon in order to escape punishment for his murder of Baldr. The figure has inspired the name of a Norwegian search engine of the same name.[1]
[edit] Kvasir in fiction
In the television show, Stargate: SG-1, Kvasir is a member of a race known as the Asgard. Kvasir is an Asgard scientist specialising in Time-Dilation field technology. As Thor is busy in the Asgard home galaxy in "Ripple Effect", Kvasir visits Earth in Thor's stead to help Earth fix a problem with alternate realities.
Kvasir also assists SG-1 in battling the Ori at the end of season 9 of SG-1.[2] Kvasir survives the battle and helps to repair the transporters of the Odyssey.[3]
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