They serve as Odin's messengers and psychopomps,
transporting slain warriors to the afterlife.
They are thought to be fierce warriors with control over the
elements, and their number is unknown.
She is a shapeshifter, enchantress, and prophetess.
Sif, the god Thor's wife, is depicted with long golden hair
that represents wheat fields.
She inspires passion for the opposite sex by removing fear
and past regrets from the heart.
Sjofn also guarantees that married couples' love lasts and
that emotions are calmed amid fights and conflicts.
She drinks heavily from her walls and transcribes the main
events of the day so that none are lost, as a goddess of stories and myths.
She is the patroness of seers and writers, and she keeps
track of both past and future happenings.
She is revered in Norse and Germanic civilizations, and
scrolls and mead are considered holy to her.
She is the ruler of the underworld at the sea's bottom,
where she catches the souls of the drowned in her fishing nets.
Her daughters are the ocean's waves, and Ran collaborates
with them to sink ships to the ocean's depths.
She has a hedonistic temperament, especially when it comes
to sexual behavior, and she forbids adultery and forbidden liaisons.
She is the springtime's virgin patroness, and she is the one
who gives the gods eternal life.
Indunn, who is also a healer, enhances the life energy of
the ill and weak.
She is the black hag who straddles the threshold between
life and death, blurring the barrier between realms.
Odin is given his twin ravens of prophecy and knowledge by
Hel.
Hel, the patroness of Nordic shamans, is represented as
half-alive and half-dead, with decaying flesh on her lower body and a living
woman's face and torso.
The brew was kept in three cauldrons concealed in the bowels
of the soil, which symbolized Gunnlod's womb.
Odin seduced her for three days and three nights, stealing
her virginity and the mead.
Odin was changed into a supreme deity by Gunnlod's mead, or
wise blood, which carried the powers of immortality and wizardry.
She is the patroness of matronesses and protects women and children.
Frigga is a seer who sees into all realms of reality and has the abilities of divination and prophesy; yet, she keeps her knowledge to herself.
She is the gods' ruler as Odin's wife.
Goddess of love and battle in Norse mythology.
Freya is the maiden mistress, and she is said to be the most beautiful goddess of all.
She is said to provide happiness in love and family
relationships, as well as sex and sensuality problems.
She collects the spirits of the dead and fallen soldiers and
escors them to the hereafter as the Queen of the Valkyries.
Freya, the mistress of cats, is said to be the source of all
poetry.
Friday is her holy day, and thirteen is her lucky number.
Eir has a deep understanding of the medicinal properties of
plants, and she bestows healing and knowledge on the ladies who seek her out.
She is one of Frigg's twelve handmaidens, as well as a
Valkyrie who uses her abilities to revive the dead.
Eir is a patroness of people who work in the medical
profession, and she teaches women the mysteries of the healing arts.
