Also called Geri, Freki, the Greedy and the Ravenous.
Their story
Odin feeds Geri and Freki all the food on his table in Valhalla, for he needs nothing but wine, which is to him both drink and meat. Their names both mean "greedy" or "ravenous", and skalds used "Odin's wolves" as a way of speaking of wolves in battle.
Best times to give to them
- at a shared meal
- Wednesdays with Odin
What they like being given
- a portion of a meal set aside and given to someone hungry
- a donation to a food bank or wolf conservation
How to honour them
- Share food with someone who needs it, as Odin fed his wolves from his own table.
- Support wolf conservation as a modern act of devotion.
How they can help you
- generosity
- loyalty
- respecting the wild
Symbols
- two wolves at a high seat
- meat from Odin's table
Sources
- Poetic Edda, Grímnismál 19
- Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 38