Poliahu vs Skadi

The Hawaiian goddess of snow and ice, resident of Mauna Kea. Poliahu is Pele's rival, and their conflict represents the opposition of ice and fire on Hawaii's highest mountain.

Poliahu has always been associated with Mauna Kea, making her home on its snowy summit since ancient times. She may have arrived in Hawaii before Pele, or may represent the island's original snow deity whom Pele's arrival placed in opposition.

Poliahu is the goddess of snow and ice, making her home on Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in Hawaii. She represents a different kind of power than her rival Pele - cool, serene, and majestic rather than fiery and tempestuous.

A giantess who came armed to Asgard to avenge her father Thjazi and was offered a husband in compensation, choosing Njord by his feet alone. She is the huntress of the snowy mountains who travels on snowshoes with her bow.

Skadi is the daughter of the giant Thjazi. After the gods killed him, she came to Asgard in arms to avenge him and accepted a marriage to Njord, chosen by his feet, as part of the settlement.

Skadi's father, the giant Thjazi, abducted the goddess Idunn and her apples of youth and was killed by the gods when he pursued Loki back to Asgard. Snorri Sturluson's *Skaldskaparmal* tells how Skadi took up helmet, mail, and weapons and went to Asgard to avenge him. The gods offered compensation: she might choose a husband from among them, seeing only their feet. Hoping for Baldr, she chose the most beautiful feet, and they belonged to Njord, god of the sea. The gods also had to make her laugh, which Loki managed with a crude trick, and Odin threw Thjazi's eyes into the sky as stars.