Freyja:: Goddess of love, sexuality, fertility and battle

Freyja (or Freya, Freja) is a goddess
in Norse and Germanic
Mythology. She is the twin sister of Freyr
and the daughter of Njord.
She is originally worshipped as a fertility
goddess. But in the Eddas, she was often portrayed as a goddess of love, beauty,
and attraction. She was also associated with war, battle,
death,
wealth,
magic
and prophecies. Freyja was said to be the most beloved,
honored, and renowned among goddesses. She is one of the most popular
deities of Norse mythology.
Receiver of the
slain

The Valkyries collect the souls of
heroes
killed in battles and bring them to heaven,
where they will become soldiers
of the gods. Freyja shares with Odin half
of these heroes. Her sacred realm is Folkvang
(Field of Folk), where lies her great and fair hall Sessrumnir
(Room of Seats). At this hall, she decides where her warriors shall
sit.
This is what written in the original myth:
The ninth hall is Folkvang, where bright Freyja decides
Where her warriors shall sit,
Some of the slain belong to her,
Some belong to Odin.
Bride of the Vanir

Freyja married a god called Odr. She deeply loves her
husband, but he often went away on long journeys, and Freyja cried red
golden tears for him. Her tears become gold and amber
when they fall to Earth, therefore gold was called "Freyja's tears".
They have two beautiful daughters called Hnoss and Gersemi.
Owner
of the Gib-Cats and Brisingamen

Freyja often rides in a chariot
pulled by big blue cats, or on a golden battle boar. She
is called "The Fair One". In the myths, there were three giants who
wanted to marry Freyja, but they were all killed by Thor, the
god of thunder.
Freyja also has a precious necklace called Brisingamen (Jewelry of
Fire). The god Loki once stole this necklace, and Freyja had to ask
the god Heimdall for help. Heimdall won the fight with Loki
and gave the necklace back to Freyja. For this, Loki is also called
"Thief of Brisingamen", and Heimdall is also called "Seeker of
Brisingamen".

Heimdall
brings Brisingamen back to Freyja

When Thrymr, the King of the frost
giants, told Loki to ask Freyja to become his wife, the goddess was
so angry that heaven was shaken, and the necklace Brisingamen broke.
The god Thor
later borrowed the necklace and came to the wedding, dressed up as
Freyja. Thor killed Thrymr and all his relatives.

Jobs

Freyja is a warrior goddess. Whenever she rides into battles, she
gets half of the souls of dead heroes. Freyja is also a priestess, and she taught the gods the magic
arts. She has a magical dress made of feathers which allows her to fly
between different worlds.
Freyja is the patron goddess of crops and child births.
She is also a goddess of love, whom lovers may send prayers to.
Frigg and Freyja are the two main goddesses in Norse mythology. They
were especially worshipped by Vikings. Freyja is said to be the kindest among
goddesses. In a poem in Poetic Edda, a
young man called Ottar always trusted in
the goddesses; he built a rock shrine
for the goddesses, and Freyja answered his prayers. She disguised Ottar
as her golden boar, and went on a trip to help him find his ancestors.
After Ragnarok

In final battle of Ragnarok, Odin, Njord,
and Freyr
all died. Freyja alone remained among the gods, and she continued the
sacrifices.
Names

Freyr's
name means "the Lord", Freyja's name
means "the Lady".
The day of the week, Friday,
is named either after her, or after Odin's
wife Frigg.
The Orion
was called Frigg's distaff or Freyja's girdle. Frigg and
Freyja are maybe originally one and the same goddess.
Freyja is also widely known as Vanadis, which means Lady of the Vanir.
The metallic element Vanadium was named after her. The Vanir are close
relatives of elves. Freyr is the Lord of the elves, his sacred realm is
Alfheim, home of the elves.
Another well-known name of godddess Freyja is Gefn, which means
"Giver", a suitable name for the fertility
goddess.
Freyja represents the Norse women of Viking Age, whose husbands often went away to
war. From Freyja's name, noble Norse women are called Fru, wives are called
house-fru. And Frau means "woman" in German.

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