Týr identifies Hymir as his father in the Hymiskviða and leads Thor to Hymir's hall to retrieve the great brewing cauldron.
⚠ This parentage appears only in the Hymiskviða. The dominant tradition names Odin as Týr's father, and Snorri does not mention Hymir as kin to Týr.
In the Hymiskviða, Thor slew Hymir and his host of giants after they pursued Thor and Týr as they carried away Hymir's great cauldron.
Ægir demanded the gods provide a cauldron large enough to brew ale for all of them. Thor and Týr traveled to the giant Hymir's hall to claim his mile-deep cauldron, as told in the Hymiskviða.
In the Hymiskviða, Thor goes fishing with the giant Hymir and hooks Jörmungandr with an ox head. Thor nearly kills the serpent, but Hymir cuts the line in terror, letting the World Serpent escape back into the depths.
Thor and Hymir went fishing together in the Hymiskviða. Thor used an ox head to hook Jörmungandr, but Hymir cut the line in terror before Thor could strike the serpent.
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