Elli

A depiction of Elli wrestling Thor (1919) by Robert Engels.

In Norse mythology (a subset of Germanic mythology), Elli (Old Norse: [ˈelːe], "old age"[1]) is a personification of old age who, in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, defeats Thor in a wrestling match.[2]

  1. ^ Orchard (1997:38).
  2. ^ Graeme Davis (2013). Thor: Viking God of Thunder. Bloomsbury Publishing.