Editing Meili (section)

==Attestations==
In the ''Poetic Edda'' poem ''[[Hárbarðsljóð]]'', Thor declares that, even if he were an [[outlaw]], he would reveal his name and his homeland, for he is the son of Odin, the brother of Meili, and the father of [[Móði and Magni|Magni]].<ref name="LARRINGTON70">Larrington (1999:70).</ref>

Meili receives four mentions in the ''Prose Edda'' book ''[[Skáldskaparmál]]''. In chapter 17, verses from the poem ''[[Haustlöng]]'' (attributed to the 10th-century [[skald]] [[Þjóðólfr of Hvinir]]) are provided, where Thor is referred to as "Meili's brother".<ref name="FAULKES80">Faulkes (1995:80).</ref> The lines mentioning Meili are also quoted in chapter 23.<ref name="FAULKES89">Faulkes (1999:89).</ref> In chapter 22, additional quotes from ''Haustlöng'' are provided where a [[kenning]] is employed for the god [[Hœnir]] that refers to Meili ('step-Meili').<ref name="FAULKES87">Faulkes (1995:87).</ref> In the ''[[nafnaþulur]]'' at the end of the ''Prose Edda'', Meili is listed among names of the [[Æsir]] and as a son of Odin (between the god [[Baldr]] and the god [[Víðarr]]).<ref name="FAULKES156">Faulkes (1995:156).</ref>