Freya

goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity; beautiful, blue-eyed blonde. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 425]

See: Beauty, Feminine

Freya

goddess of agriculture, peace, and plenty. [Norse Myth.: Payton, 257]

See: Farming, Fertility

Freya

goddess of eternal youth. [Ger. Myth. and Opera: Wagner, Rheingold, Westerman, 232]

See: Youth

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Freya

(also Freyja), in Scandinavian mythology, the goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. Freya is the sister and sometimes the wife of Frey. She is married to Odin, for whom she searches the earth and weeps golden tears. “Freya” is evidently a later name for the goddess Frigg.

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Freya was one of 10 children handpicked to benefit from the campaign in 2017 and stole hearts after her amazing story was shared.

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