Goddess of love, beauty, war, and magic
Goddess of the Vanir, daughter of Njörðr and sister of Freyr, who governs love and beauty and rules war and death alike. She rides a chariot drawn by two cats, wears the dazzling necklace Brísingamen, and is a master of seiðr sorcery. Few know that of the battle-slain, half go to Odin’s Valhalla and half to Freyja’s hall — she splits the honored dead with the All-Father himself, a standing not to be underrated.
Underground, Freyja saw the golden necklace Brísingamen wrought by four dwarf smiths, and could not tear her eyes from it. The dwarves named their price: four nights with her, each. She agreed. The necklace became her emblem ever after, and also the handle Loki again and again took hold of to make trouble.
The relation of Freyja to Frigg, and the claim that she "splits the battle-slain with Odin," differ in detail across texts; this site follows Snorri’s retelling.
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