Gersemi
deity sky Norse single tradition · 3
Gersemi is a Norse goddess, one of the two daughters of Freyja and Óðr. She is a member of the Vanir through her mother.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Daughter of Freyja and Óðr, attested in 13th century Norse sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hildisvíni, Frigg, Gullveig, Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr, Irpa, Menglöð, Njörðr, Freyr, Odin, Skaði, Gefjon, Óðr, Freyja
- sibling of
- Hnoss
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“her husband Óðr had two immensely beautiful daughters, Gersemi and Hnoss, who gave their names to our most precious possessions”
#12657 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Norse mythology, Gersemi (Old Norse: "relic") is the daughter of Freyja and Óðr, and the twin sister of Hnoss. She is the goddess of beauty, adoration and freedom.”
#15143 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“two daughters named Hnoss and Gersemi, and that they were so beautiful that their names were used for 'our most precious possessions' (both of their names literally mean 'jewel')”
#15214 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5