Bragi, god of poetry, is married to Iðunn, keeper of the apples of youth. In the Lokasenna, Iðunn urges Bragi not to trade insults with Loki at Ægir's feast.
The Æsir are the principal tribe of Norse gods who dwell in Asgard, including both native members and Vanir hostages received after the Æsir-Vanir War, as catalogued in Gylfaginning.
Loki used Freya's falcon cloak to fly to Þjazi's hall in Jötunheim and rescue Iðunn and her apples of immortality, after Loki himself had engineered her abduction.
Loki lured Iðunn out of Ásgarðr and delivered her to the giant Þjazi, depriving the gods of her rejuvenating apples. When the gods began to age, they forced Loki to rescue Iðunn using Freyja's falcon cloak.
Odin was traveling with Loki and Hœnir when Þjazi first appeared in eagle form, setting in motion the events that led to Iðunn's kidnapping. Odin later led the gods' demand that Loki rescue her.
Skaði's father Þjazi kidnapped Iðunn and her apples of youth, causing the gods to age. After Loki rescued Iðunn and Þjazi was killed, Skaði demanded compensation from the gods.
The giant Þjazi kidnapped Iðunn and her apples of youth, carrying her to his hall Þrymheimr. Without Iðunn's apples the gods began to age, and they forced Loki to rescue her.
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