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Freyja

deity sky Norse single tradition · 21

Freyja is a goddess who has numerous names, including Gefn. The element Gef- in the name Gefn is generally held to be related to the element Gef- in the name Gefjon.

↻ synthesized from 21 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
-100 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in 13th century Poetic Edda and Prose Edda compiled from earlier traditional sources; continued in Scandinavian folklore into the 19th century.

Relationships

co occurs with
Njǫr-un, Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr, Irpa, Menglöð, Iðunn, Sleipnir, Svaðilfari, Hött, Valkyrjar, dísir, Fólkvangr, Sessrúmnir, Neorxnawang, Brísingamen, Brísingar, Hildr, Óðr, Hnoss, Gersemi, Svafrþorinn, Svefnþorn, Álfrigg, Dvalinn, Berlingr, Grérr, Fárbauti, Laufey, Skírnir, Byggvir, Beyla, Beli, Njǫr-un, Ingwaz, Dís, Aveta, Frigg, Fulla, Lofn, Hlín, Gná, Fjörgynn, Wōden, Týr, Rán, Gullinbursti, Gefjon, Gefn, Skaði, Ægir, Vættir, Þjazi, Sif, Baldr, Oðinn, Surtr, Gerðr, Perchta, Holda, Nerthus, Nehalennia, Mars, Mercury, Hercules, Hel
consort of
Óð, Óðr, Odin
parent of
Gersimi, Hnoss, Gersemi
syncretized with
Gullveig, Menglad, Isis, Freya
allied with
Hyndla, Freyr, Njörðr, Thor, Heimdallr
sibling of
Freyr
served by
Hildisvíni, Óttar
enemy of
Loki, Þrymr
child of
Njord, Njörðr
manifested by
*Frawjōn

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Mentioned by

and 13 more

Sources

wikipedia (21)
  1. Freyja
  2. Gefjon
  3. Fólkvangr
  4. ICGV Freyja
  5. Frigg and Freyja common origin hypothesis
  6. Gersemi
  7. Gullveig
  8. Hyndluljóð
  9. Óðr
  10. Sessrúmnir
  11. Svafrþorinn
  12. Freyr
  13. *Fraujaz
  14. *Frijjō
  15. "Isis" of the Suebi
  16. Nehalennia
  17. Frigg
  18. Nerthus
  19. Tierkrieger
  20. Valhalla
  21. Sonargöltr

Source passages

“In modern scholarship, the element Gef- is generally held to be related to the element Gef- in the name Gefn, one of the numerous names for the goddess Freyja, and likely means 'she who gives (prosperity or happiness)'.”

#12535 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Freyja was the daughter of Njörðr, and was Odin's concubine. Odin deeply loved Freyja, and she was "the fairest of woman of that day". Freyja had a beautiful bower, and when the door was shut no one could enter without Freyja's permission.”

#12659 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Valfreyja, a name appearing in Njáls saga as a kenning meaning 'lady of the slain' or 'Freyja of the slain'”

#15113 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The ship is named after Freyja from Norse mythology and is the first Coast Guard vessel to bear the name of a goddess.”

#15134 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Starting with scholar Gabriel Turville-Petre, many scholars such as Rudolf Simek and John Lindow have theorized that Gullveig/Heiðr is the same figure as Freyja. Lindow notes that "since Ynglinga saga says that Freyja first brought seid to the æsir, it is not impossible that Gullveig is Freyja”

#15142 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001