Frigg

The Norse goddess Frigg ( OHG Frija, Lombard: Frea ) is the wife of Odin in Norse mythology and is one of the Aesir. According to some authors, another name is Saga for them. She is the patroness of marriage and motherhood. She is the guardian of the hearth and the household.

There are many parallels to the goddess Freya, the goddess of love and fertility, with which it is often equated or confused in modern receptions. However Frigg holds a central role by her husband. Your servants are Gna, Fulla, Sygn, Vara, Eira, Hlin, Lofn and Vjofn.

In Germanic mythology Frigga, Odin fathered the gods Balder, Hodur, Hermor, Bragi and the Valkyries. In Asgard is Fensal, the swamp room as their residence survived. You should have woven the clouds.

Frigg appears for the first time in the dating from the 7th century Origo Gentis Langobardorum and around the year 790 AD in the Historia Langobardorum of Paul the Deacon as Frea in appearance. The earliest evidence of the Old High German name Frija is in the 10th century can be found in the Second Merseburg Incantations, but already in pre-Christian have their origin time (before 750 AD).

After Frigg or her name südgermanischen Frija is the day of the week Friday ( Old High German frîatac, Old English frīgedeag ) named. This is a loan translation of the Roman name days Veneris this, so the day of the goddess of love, Venus. Therefore, one would rather the Germanic goddess of love, Freya expect after the tradition of Edda at this point, so this is also often erroneously referred to as namesake of Friday. It may be that Frijas role in the Südgermanen Venus similar and their original role in Germanic mythology closer than those in the Icelandic literature of the Middle Ages. This is indicated by the name, which is probably as Old Saxon and Old English Fri Freo "woman" meant and can be associated with ancient Indian Priya ( "Beloved ").

The asteroid Frigga is also named after the goddess Frigg.