In
Norse mythology,
Dagr (
Old Norse "day") is
day personified. This personification appears in the
Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the
Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Dagr is stated to be the son of the god
Dellingr and is associated with the bright-maned horse
Skinfaxi, who "draw[s] day to mankind". Depending on manuscript variation, the
Prose Edda adds that Dagr is either Dellingr's son by
Nótt, the personified night, or
Jörð, the personified Earth. Otherwise, Dagr appears as a common noun simply meaning "day" throughout Old Norse works. Connections have been proposed between Dagr and other similarly named figures in
Germanic mythology.