Freya is the goddess of love and war. She was the most beautiful and best beloved of all the goddesses. Freya wore a falcon cloak which enabled her to fly through the air as a bird.
Picture from http://nordicwiccan.blogspot.com/2013/07/freya.html
Freya sometimes rides in a chariot pulled by cats.
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Freya had a weakness for beautiful jewels. The story tells that she had intimate relations with four dwarfs in order to obtain a golden necklace they had created. The necklace was named Brisingamen. You can see it depicted in this ornament from the Viking era:
- Freya is the personification of the earth and as such, she married Odur, the symbol of the summer sun.
- Freya's tears turn into gold when they touch the earth and they turn into amber when they touch the ocean.
- The prettiest plants and flowers in the north were called Freya's hair or Freya's eye dew, while the butterfly was called Freya's hen.
I named one of my cats Freya because she is beautiful and demands nothing less than worship.
Next Thor's Day: Freya's father, Njord, the god of the sea
**facts sourced from Myths of the Norsemen by H.A. Guerber
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