Idunn / Idun / Iduna, goddess of eternal youth, bronzed figure / statue

Goddess Idun, (Idunn, Idunna, Idhun, Iduna, Old Norse Iðunn) 'the renewing one, the rejuvenating one'

She is the goddess of eternal youth, fertility, and spring. Goddess of immortality.

Idun is the wife of the poet-god Bragi, who won her with a song. Iduna is the guardian of the Apple Land in the west, where the Fountain of Youth, "Brunnakr," is also located. The golden apples she harvests there grant the gods eternal youth and immortality.

When Loki was abducted by the giant Thiazi, the latter would only release him if he handed over Idun along with her golden apples. When this happened, the gods immediately began to age and forced Loki to rescue the abducted woman from the giant's clutches. Dressed in Freya's falcon cloak, Loki transformed the captive Idun into a nut and brought her back to Asgard, pursued by the giant in the form of an eagle, from whom the fleeing pair narrowly escaped. Thiazi was killed by the Aesir when his wings were burned.