| rdfs:comment | - According to Skáldskaparmál, the gods Odin, Loki and Hœnir set out one day on a journey, traveling through mountains and wilderness until they were in need of food. In a valley they saw a herd of oxen, and they took one of the oxen and set it in an earth oven, but after a while they found that it would not cook. As they were trying to determine the reason for this, they heard someone talking in the oak tree above them, saying that he himself was the one responsible for the oven not cooking. They looked up and saw that it was Þjazi in the form of a great eagle, and he told them that if they would let him eat from the ox, then he would make the oven cook. To this they agreed, so he came down from the tree and began devouring a large portion of the meal. He ate so much of it that Loki became
- When Hœnir, Odin and Loki had set off through the mountains, they came across a herd of oxen. Wishing to eat it, they killed one and roasted it over an earth oven. They realised the ox was not cooking, and then heard a voice in an oak tree. When they looked, they saw a giant eagle (Thiazi), who told them he was stopping the ox from cooking. He made a deal with them; if he could eat a portion of the ox, he would allow it to cook. The gods agreed but when the ox was cooked Thiazi came down and ate most of it. Loki prodded him angrily with a stick, but Thiazi caught Loki in his claws and flew away with him. Loki bargained for his release, eventually agreeing that, in place of Loki, Thiazi would receive Iðunn and her apples of youth.
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| abstract | - When Hœnir, Odin and Loki had set off through the mountains, they came across a herd of oxen. Wishing to eat it, they killed one and roasted it over an earth oven. They realised the ox was not cooking, and then heard a voice in an oak tree. When they looked, they saw a giant eagle (Thiazi), who told them he was stopping the ox from cooking. He made a deal with them; if he could eat a portion of the ox, he would allow it to cook. The gods agreed but when the ox was cooked Thiazi came down and ate most of it. Loki prodded him angrily with a stick, but Thiazi caught Loki in his claws and flew away with him. Loki bargained for his release, eventually agreeing that, in place of Loki, Thiazi would receive Iðunn and her apples of youth. Loki contrived to lure Iðunn from Asgard, claiming he found apples better than hers. She left Asgard with her apples in order to compare them wit Loki's, but Thiazi (again as an eagle) carried her off. Without Iðunn's apples, the gods began to age. They discovered that Iðunn was last seen with Loki and they threatened to kill him if he did not find a way to return her. Loki transformed into a falcon and flew to Thiazi's palace, finding Iðunn alone (as Thiazi had gone out to sea). Loki turned her into an acorn and flew back to Asgard with her. However, Thiazi returned shortyl and, realising Iðunn's absence, pursued them. The gods saw Thiazi chasing after Loki and lit a fire. The fire burnt Thiazi's feathers and he fell to the ground, where he was killed by the gods while Loki and Iðunn safely reached Asgard. Skaði, however, had learnt of her father's death and came to Asgard seeking vengeance. The gods offered her compensation; a place amongst the Asynjur and a husband from among the gods. Skaði accepted, though her husband had to be chosen only by his feet. Skaði saw a pair of soft feet and assumed it was Baldr. However, she realised after choosing him, it was Njord. Skadi and Njord lived unhappily until they separated. Thiazi's eyes were also placed into the sky as stars, by Odin.
- According to Skáldskaparmál, the gods Odin, Loki and Hœnir set out one day on a journey, traveling through mountains and wilderness until they were in need of food. In a valley they saw a herd of oxen, and they took one of the oxen and set it in an earth oven, but after a while they found that it would not cook. As they were trying to determine the reason for this, they heard someone talking in the oak tree above them, saying that he himself was the one responsible for the oven not cooking. They looked up and saw that it was Þjazi in the form of a great eagle, and he told them that if they would let him eat from the ox, then he would make the oven cook. To this they agreed, so he came down from the tree and began devouring a large portion of the meal. He ate so much of it that Loki became angry, grabbed his long staff and attempted to strike him, but the weapon stuck fast to Þjazi's body and he took flight, carrying Loki up with him. As they flew across the land Loki shouted and begged to be let down as his legs banged against trees and stones, but Þjazi would only do so on the condition that Loki must lure Idunn out of Asgard with her apples of youth, which he solemnly promised to do. Later, at the agreed time, Loki lured Idunn out of Asgard into a forest, telling her he had found some apples that she might think worth having, and that she should bring her own apples with her to compare them. Þjazi then appeared in his eagle shape, grabbed Idunn and flew away with her to his realm of Þrymheimr, located in Jötunheimr. The gods, deprived of Idunn's apples, began growing old and grey. When they learned that Idunn was last seen going out of Asgard with Loki, they threatened him with torture and death until he agreed to rescue her. Loki borrowed a magical coat from Freyja that would allow him to take the shape of a falcon, then flew to Jotunheim until he reached the hall of Þjazi. Finding Idunn alone while Þjazi was out to sea on a boat, Loki transformed her into a nut and carried her back, flying as fast as he could. When Þjazi returned home and discovered she was gone he assumed his eagle form and flew after Loki. When the gods saw Loki flying toward them with Þjazi right behind they lit a fire which burned Þjazi's feathers, causing him to fall to the ground where he was set upon and killed. Þjazi's daughter Skadi then put on her war gear and went to Asgard to seek vengeance, but the gods offered her atonement and compensation until she was placated. She was also given the hand of Njord in marriage, and as a further reparation Odin took Þjazi's eyes and placed them in the night sky as stars. Also according to Skáldskaparmál, Þjazi and his brothers Gangr and Idi had a father named Olvaldi. Olvaldi was very rich in gold, and when he died his three sons divided their inheritance between them by each in turn taking a mouthful. For this reason the expressions "speech of Þjazi, Gangr or Idi" and "Idi's shining talk" are kennings for gold, and twice in the same book a kenning is given for Þjazi as "lady wolf", a reference to his abduction of Idunn. Another is "snowshoe deity's fosterer", or the father of the goddess who goes about on skis.
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