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Aesir |
Principal race of gods in
Norse mythology. |
Andhrimnir |
The cook of the
Aesir. |
Angrboda |
Goddess and wife of Loki |
Astrild |
Goddess of love. |
Atla |
Water goddess. |
Audhumla |
The primeval cow, formed from
the melting ice. |
Balder |
Fairest of the gods |
Beyla |
The servant of
Freyr. |
Borghild |
Goddess of the evening mist
or moon, she slays the sun each evening. |
Bragi |
God of poets and the patron
of all skaldi (poets) in Norse culture. |
Brono |
The son of Balder. He is the
god of daylight. |
Bylgia |
Water goddess. |
Dagur |
The personification of day,
he drives the day chariot across the sky. |
Disen |
A group of goddess in old
Norse mythology. Called the "Dis of the Vanir". |
Eir |
Goddess of healing and
shamanic healers, companion of the goddess Frigg |
Elli |
Goddess of old age. |
Fenrir |
Also known as Fenris. The
great wolf, child of Loki and Angrboda |
Forseti |
God of justice who settles
court disputes in his gilded hall. |
Freya |
Goddess of love, beauty and
sensuality. |
Freyr |
God of fertility, sun and
rain. |
Frigg |
Wife of Odin and the goddess
of marriage and fertility. |
Gefion |
Goddess of agriculture and
the plough. |
Gerd |
The wife of Freyr and a
goddess of fertility. She is the personification of the fertile soil. |
Heimdall |
God of light and protection. |
Hel |
The goddess of death and
ruler of the realm of the dead. |
Hermod |
The messenger of the gods.
Often equated to the Greek god Hermes. |
Hod |
Blind god of darkness and
winter. |
Holler |
God of disease and
destruction. |
Idun |
Goddess of the spring,
eternal youth and the keeper of the golden apples |
Jord |
Goddess of the primitive and
unpopulated earth. |
Jormungand |
The Midgard Serpent |
Kari |
Leader of the storm giants. |
Kvasir |
The wisest of the Vanir
gods. |
Laga |
Goddess of wells and springs. |
Lofn |
Goddess of forbidden love,
who blesses all illicit love affairs. |
Loki |
Trickster god of the Norse,
concerned with thievery, magic and fire. |
Magni |
Son of Thor and god of brute
strength. |
Mani |
God of the moon and brother
of the sun goddess Sol. |
Miming |
Minor forest god. |
Mimir |
Wisest god of the Aesir, sent
in a hostage trade to the rival Vanir gods. |
Modi |
God of battle wrath, he was
the leader of the berserkers. |
Njord |
God of the sea, wind and
fire. He bestows good fortune to those on the sea. |
Norns |
The triple goddesses of fate
and destiny. |
Nott |
Goddess of night who mans the
night-charion in it's track through the sky. |
Odin |
The chief god of the Aesir
and most important of the Norse deities. |
Ran |
Goddess of storms and the
drowned dead. |
Saga |
Goddess of poetry and
history. |
Sif |
Wife of Thor, and possibly an
ancient fertility goddess. |
Sjofn |
Goddess of love, passion and
marital harmony. |
Skadi |
A frost giant and goddess of
winter. |
Sleipnir |
The eight-legged horse of
Odin |
Sol |
Goddess of the sun, who
guides the sun-chariot through the sky. |
Syn |
Goddess of watchfulness and
truth. |
Thor |
Thunder-god and the protector
of men and gods. |
Tyr |
The original god of war in
the Germanic culture |
Ull |
God of justice and duelling,
archery and skiing. |
Vali |
Son of Odin, and the god born
to avenge the death of Balder. |
Valkyries |
The battle-maidens, who
choose the best warriors |
Vanir |
A group of fertility and
nature gods |
Var |
Goddess of contracts and
marriage agreements |
Vidar |
Son of Odin and the god of
silence and vengeance. |
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