Heimdall
[heym-dahl] /ˈheɪmˌdɑl/
noun, Scandinavian Mythology.
1.
the god of dawn and light.
/ˈheɪmˌdɑːl/
noun
1.
(Norse myth) the god of light and the dawn, and the guardian of the rainbow bridge Bifrost
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