Post by JustJohn or JJ on Nov 13, 2015 7:40:25 GMT -7
A theory suggests the fear of Friday the 13th is related to the distrust of pagan religions and the suppression of women.
In the Roman calendar, Friday was devoted to Venus, the goddess of love. When Norsemen adapted the calendar, they named the day after Frigg, or Freya, Norse goddesses connected to love and sex. Both of these strong female figures once posed a threat to male-dominated Christianity, the theory goes, so the Christian church vilified the day named after them.
Asynjur in Norse Mythology
The Asynjur are the female goddesses in norse mythology. They live together with the Aesir (the male gods) in Asgard. Vingolf is the name of the beautiful house that the gods built to the Asynjur the goddesses in Asgard.
Eir: Peace, Clemency, Help, or Mercy
She is a goddess and or a Valkyrie she is associated with the medical skill.
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Freya by Arthur Rackham (1910)
Freya: The Goddess of Love
Day of week: Friday (Fredag) (she or Frigg has given her name to this day, but its a little unclear who).
Freya is the daughter of Njord and his sister Nerthus.
Freya has a twin brother named Freyr.
Freya is married to Od, but he somehow disappeared.
Freya has two children with Od, their names are Hnoss and Gersimi.
Freya is the goddess of love, lust beauty, sorcery, fertility, gold, war and death. The name Freya means "lady". Freya is a former member of the Vanir. When the war between the Vanir and the Aesir ended, Freya and two others were sent to the Aesir as a token of truce. In return the Aesir sent Honir and Mimir to the Vanir. Freya is incredibly beautiful, and she have many admirers. Freya loved poems and love songs. When she was hovering over the ground, she scattered morning dew and sun light behind her. She shook spring flowers out of her golden hair. Freya can cry tears that turned into gold, or amber.
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Freya the goddess of love
The House of Freya
Freya is living in Asgard, the name of her house is Sessrumnir placed on the field Fólkvangr which means "field of the host", "people field" or "army field" It is a place where half of those that die in a battle go for the afterlife, while Odin will receive the other half. Freya is always given the first choice. After she had picked the ones she wanted, the rest were sent to Odin.
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Frigga: Norse Godess of Beauty
Frigg: Earth Mother
Day of week: Friday (Fredag)(she or Freya has given her name to this day, and its a little unclear who).
Frigg is the daughter of Fjörgynn.
Frigg is married to Odin; together they have the sons Balder and Hod.
Frigg is the stepmother to Thor, Heimdall, Höder, Hermod, Tyr, Bragi, Vidar, Vali.
Frigg is the queen of Asgard, and she is a sorcerer, Frigg means the "beloved one". Frigg is associated with love, marriage, fertility, and motherhood. She is very important to a married woman. She has the power of prophecy yet she does not reveal what she knows. Frigg is the only one other than Odin who is permitted to sit on his high seat, and look out over the universe. The name of her house is Fensalir, the name means "marsh hall". A woman would often go close to the wet marsh lands to worship the goddess Frigg.
Fulla: Bountiful or Volla
Frigg has many maids; she is especially attached to her maid named Fulla. Fulla is wearing a golden snood for Frigg. She is tending to the footwear and the boxes of Frigg. Fulla also knows all the secrets of Frigg, because Frigg trust her with everything.
Gerd: Fenced In
She is a former Jotun, and might or might not also have been an Asynjur. She is the wife of the god Freyr.
Gefion:
Gefion is a goddess of fertility, and associated with the plow. Once Gefion had disguised herself as a beggar woman. Gefion had asked Gylfi, the king of Sweden, to give her some land. The king told had told her that she could have as much land as she could plow in one day, and one night. Gefion used her four sons, who are huge as oxes, and have a giant as father. Gifion hitched the oxen to a plow and proceeded to cut deeply into the land of Sweden. Then she and the oxen towered into the sea where it is now known as the island of Zealand "Sjælland", today part of Denmark.
Gna:
She runs errands for the goddess Frigg. If she needs to deliver a massage in a hurry, Gna rides her horse, Hofvarpnir "Hoof Trasher", through the air or over water.
Hlin: Protectress
She also runs errands in other worlds for Frigg, she sents Hlin, when there was something or someone she wanted to protect.
Ilmr:
She is a goddess, but not much is known about her.
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Idun and the apples of youth
Idun
Idun is the daughter of the dwarf Ivald. Idun is married to Bragi. Idun (In Old Norse Iðunn) is a goddess who guards the apples of youth. Idun has long golden hair and she is the goddess of spring and eternal youth. She supplied the gods with the apples of youth, to keep them young forever. One day Idun and her apples were stolen by Loki, and he gave Idun and the apples to an eagle to save his life.
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