Menglöð
deity sky Norse single tradition · 2
Menglöð is a Norse goddess whose relation to Freyja has been analyzed by scholars in the context of Germanic mythology.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 1200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Norse goddess analyzed in relation to Freyja, attested in 13th century sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Svafrþorinn, Fjölsviðr, Borř son of Búri, Svefnþorn, Njörðr, Freyr, Odin, Skaði, Gefjon, Freyja, Óðr, Hnoss, Gersemi, Hildisvíni, Frigg, Gullveig, Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr, Irpa, Oðinn
- child of
- Bestla
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“analyzed her relation to other goddesses and figures in Germanic mythology, including the thrice-burnt and thrice-reborn Gullveig/Heiðr, the goddesses Gefjon, Skaði, Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa, Menglöð”
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“Menglöð has often been theorized as the goddess Freyja, and according to this theory, Svafrþorinn would therefore be the god Njörðr.”
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