Thor’s mother is (sometimes Anglicized as Jord or Earth ).
In some sources, she is also referred to as (another name for the earth goddess), though that name is less common in the surviving myths.
In Norse mythology, Jörð is a giantess (jötunn) and the personification of the earth. She is described as the mother of Thor by , the chief of the Æsir. Her name literally means “earth” in Old Norse.