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In Norse mythology, Thiazi was a storm giant who kidnapped Idun, the goddess of youth. Without her apples, the Aesir began to grow very old. Loki intervened by changing her into a nut and rescuing her. In Jotunheim, he lived in a palace called Thrymheim.

He had a daughter named Skadi.

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