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Freya – Mythopedia Freya was the arrestingly beautiful Norse goddess of blessings, love, and fertility A member of the Vanir tribe known for her skill in divination, she could be both a gentle ruler and a fierce warrior
Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál (Full Text) - Mythopedia Freyja alone dared pour for him; and he vowed that he would drink all the ale of the Æsir But when his overbearing insolence became tiresome to the Æsir, they called on the name of Thor
Fólkvangr – Mythopedia Folkvangr, domain of the Norse goddess Freya, was a meadow where half of all who died in battle spent the afterlife She dwelled in Sessrumnir, a hall built in the shape of a ship, mimicking actual Norse burial customs
Prose Edda: Gylfaginning (Full Text) - Mythopedia Freyja has many names, and this is the cause thereof: that she gave herself sundry names, when she went out among unknown peoples seeking Ódr: she is called Mardöll and Hörn, Gefn, Sýr Freyja had the necklace Brísinga-men She is also called Lady of the Vanir
Poetic Edda: Lokasenna (Full Text) - Mythopedia [21] Freyja spake: “False is thy tongue, and soon shalt thou find That it sings thee an evil song; The gods are wroth, and the goddesses all, And in grief shalt thou homeward go ” Loki spake: “Be silent, Freyja! thou foulest witch, And steeped full sore in sin; In the arms of thy brother the bright gods caught thee When Freyja her wind
Poetic Edda: Thrymskvitha (Full Text) - Mythopedia Wrathful was Freyja, and fiercely she snorted, And the dwelling great of the gods was shaken, And burst was the mighty Brisings’ necklace: “Most lustful indeed should I look to all If I journeyed with thee to the giants’ home ” [10] Then were the gods together met, And the goddesses came and council held, And the far-famed ones a plan
Poetic Edda: Hyndluljoth (Full Text) - Mythopedia Freyja spake: “Maiden, awake! wake thee, my friend, My sister Hyndla, in thy hollow cave! Already comes darkness, and ride must we To Valhall to seek the sacred hall [1] “The favor of Heerfather seek we to find, To his followers gold he gladly gives; To Hermoth gave he helm and mail-coat, And to Sigmund he gave a sword as gift [2] “Triumph to some, and treasure to others, To many
Bastet – Mythopedia Bastet was the cat-headed Egyptian goddess who guarded pregnant women and served as a manifestation of the Eye of Ra Originally a ferocious lioness, her image softened over time, although she retained her fierce protectiveness
Njord – Mythopedia Ruler of the Vanir tribe of Norse gods, Njord led his people in battle against the Aesir The patron of seafarers and father of Freyr and Freya, he was one of the only gods predicted to survive Ragnarök
Norse Mythology – Mythopedia Norse mythology is the compilation of the stories, religious practices, and myths of the ancient Nordic people These texts span a period of time beginning in Norse paganism and continuing through the medieval era, during which most of Scandinavia converted to Christianity