Bragi

Bragi, in Northern Mythology, son of Odin and Frigga, god of poetry and eloquence. Upon his tongue were engraved the runes of speech, so that he could not utter a sentence that did not contain wisdom. According to the elder or poetic Edda, he is the most perfect of all scalds or poets, and the inventor of poetry, which is designated by a kindred word, bragr. Unlike Apollo, who in the Greek mythology enjoys eternal youth, Bragi is represented as an old man with a long flowing beard; but his brow is always mild and unwrinkled. His wife's name is Idunna. Together with Hermodr or Hermode, he receives and welcomes all those heroes who have fallen in battle, on their arrival in Valhalla. On festive occasions, as well as on the burial of a king, a goblet, called Bragafull (Bragi's goblet), was presented, before which each man rose up, made a solemn vow, and emptied it.