Freyja
Culture & Region
Norse/Scandinavia (Vanir)
Time Period
c. 100-1200 CE attestations (Eddas 13th c.; earlier oral)
Domains
Lovefertilitybeautywardeath (receives half the slain)seiðr magicgold
Symbols & Animals
Brísingamen necklacefalcon cloakcatsboar Hildisvíni
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Uppsala
- widespread Scandinavian worship
Key Myths & Stories
Searches for Óðr; owns Fólkvangr (afterlife hall); practices seiðr; Brísingamen acquisition
Related Deities
Possible common origin with Frigg; ≈ Aphrodite/Venus (love/war)