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Frigg or Frigga, Norse mother goddess and the wife of Odin (Woden). One of the most important goddesses of Germanic religion, she was queen of the heavens, a deity of love and the household. She was often confused with Freyja. From her likeness to the Roman goddess Venus, the Latin day of Venus became in Germanic countries Frigg's day (Friday).

Frigg

 or Friia

Norse goddess, the wife of Odin and mother of Balder. She was considered the patron of marriage and fertility. Some Icelandic stories depict her as a devoted mother, while others stress her loose morals. Frigg was also known to other Germanic peoples, and her name survives in the word Friday (“Friia's day”).


Frigg
Scandinavian goddess of love and fertility. [Norse Myth.: Parrinder, 101]
See : Love

Frigg 

in Germanic mythology, the goddess of marriage, love, and the home; wife of Odin (Woden). Frigg is associated with the Norse goddess Freya.



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