Greip’s Family Tree

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Family

• Geirrod(parent),Gjalp(sibling)

  Gjálp and Greip are daughters of the giant Geirröðr. They attempted to crush Thor against the ceiling rafters in their father's hall, as told in Skáldskaparmál.

Slain by

• Thor

  Thor killed Gjálp and Greip by bracing Gríðr's staff against the rafters and pushing down, breaking their backs as they tried to lift his chair in Geirröðr's hall.