Toby
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 |  Subject: Frigg:: Goddess of marriage and motherhood Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:39 pm | |
| Frigg (or Frigga) is a goddess in Norse mythology. She is Odin's wife. She
is the goddess of marriage, motherhood, managing the household, and
keeper of the domestic arts. She has the power of prophecy,
but she does not tell what she knows. Her children are Baldr, Höðr and, in an English
source, Wecta; her stepchildren
are Hermóðr, Heimdall,
Tyr, Vidar, Váli, and Skjoldr. Thor is
either her brother or a stepson. Frigg's companion is Eir, the gods' doctor and
goddess of healing. Frigg's attendants are Hlín (a goddess of
protection), Gná (a messenger
goddess), and Fulla (a fertility
goddess). It is unclear whether Frigg's companions and attendants are
simply different aspects of Frigg herself (cf. avatar).
According to the poem Lokasenna Frigg
is the daughter of Fjorgyn (masculine
version of "Earth," cf. feminine version of "Earth," Thor's mother), her
mother is not identified in the stories that have survived.In the poem Lokasenna, Loki
insulted all the gods and goddesses. To Frigg, he said that she had sexual relationships with Odin's
brothers, Ve and Vili, when Odin was
away.Frigg is the foremost goddess of the Æsir,
she is often confused with Freyja,
foremost goddess of the Vanir.Friday, the day of the week is named either after her or after
Freyja. |
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