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* [[wikipedia:Ver%C3%B0andi|Urd, Verandi, and Skuld]] are Old Norse for "fate", "present" and "future". They are three figures from a poem in the [[wikipedia:poetic_edda|Poetic Edda]], which is possibly the religious text in question. | * [[wikipedia:Ver%C3%B0andi|Urd, Verandi, and Skuld]] are Old Norse for "fate", "present" and "future". They are three figures from a poem in the [[wikipedia:poetic_edda|Poetic Edda]], which is possibly the religious text in question. | ||
* "A Wind Age, a Wolf Age" is also a reference to the Poetic Edda, specifically in a poem about [[wikipedia:Ragnar%C3%B6k|Ragnorak's]] aftermath. | * "A Wind Age, a Wolf Age" is also a reference to the Poetic Edda, specifically in a poem about [[wikipedia:Ragnar%C3%B6k|Ragnorak's]] aftermath. | ||
* The [[wikipedia: | * The [[wikipedia:Hesperides|Hesperides]] were nymphs who tended to a blissful garden. They were daughters of [[wikipedia:Hesperus|Hesperus]] the evening star, also known as the planet Venus. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |