Freyja
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Freyja is a major Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, magic, and war, often depicted as a powerful and independent figure who rides a chariot drawn by cats.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freya | 1 |
| Norse goddess Freyja | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse goddess
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
beauty
ⓘ
cats ⓘ death ⓘ falcons ⓘ fertility ⓘ gold ⓘ love ⓘ magic ⓘ seiðr ⓘ sex ⓘ war ⓘ |
| brother | Freyr ⓘ |
| child |
Gersemi
ⓘ
Hnoss ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Germanic mythology
Norse mythology ⓘ |
| domain |
battle
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ love ⓘ magic ⓘ |
| epithet |
Gefn
ⓘ
Mardöll ⓘ Sýr ⓘ Thröng ⓘ Vanadís ⓘ |
| family |
Vanir
ⓘ
Aesir ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| father |
Njord
ⓘ
surface form:
Njörðr
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hall | Sessrúmnir ⓘ |
| influenced | later Germanic and Scandinavian folk beliefs ⓘ |
| mother | Njörðr’s unnamed sister ⓘ |
| notableMyth |
acquisition of Brísingamen
ⓘ
weeping tears of gold for Óðr ⓘ |
| practices | seiðr ⓘ |
| receives | half of the slain in battle ⓘ |
| residence | Fólkvangr ⓘ |
| sharesSlainWith | Odin ⓘ |
| spouse | Óðr ⓘ |
| symbol | Brísingamen ⓘ |
| teaches | seiðr to the Æsir ⓘ |
| vehicle |
chariot drawn by cats
ⓘ
falcon-feather cloak ⓘ |
| wears | Brísingamen necklace ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | Viking Age ⓘ |
| worshipRegion | Scandinavia ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Norse goddess Freyja
this entity surface form:
Freya