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Freyja (frā`yä) or Freya (frā`ä), Norse goddess of love, marriage, and fertility. Her identity and attributes were often confused with those of the goddess Frigg. As a deity of the dead, Freyja was entitled to half the warriors killed in battle, the other half going to Odin. She was the sister of the god Frey and was frequently represented as riding in a chariot drawn by cats.
FreyjaMost important Norse goddess, one of a group of fertility deities called Vanir. Her father was the sea god Njörd, and her brother and male counterpart was Freyr. She was the goddess of battle and death as well as love and fertility. Half the heroes slain in battle went to her domain, Folkvangr, the other half to Odin's Valhalla. She taught a powerful magic to the Aesir, probably involving sexuality. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Freyja King-Macgregor, a 23-year-old Projects Director for Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness, says she used to suffer from SP as a child, usually when ill or too hot. TEESSIDER Katy Livingston came away from the Modern Pentathlon World Championships at Crystal Palace with a team silver medal along with GB team-mates Heather Fell, Mhairi Spence and Freyja Prentice. Peacefully after a long illness, on 27th July 2009, aged 72 years, Mary Louise (nee Thompson), beloved wife of the late Bob, loving mam of Georgia and Spencer and mother-in-law of Ian and Kirsty, grandma of Freyja and Verity, sister of Faith and aunty to Mark and Martin, much loved by all the family. |
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