Sjöfn

Sjöfn is the goddess of love in Norse mythology. It is attested both in the Prose Edda as well as in various other Skaldendichtungen.

Mentions

In the 35th section of the first chapter of Edda, the Gylfaginning is 16 short descriptions to find goddesses, among others, also just to Sjöfn. With her is that " you [ ... ] to turn the minds of men, the men and the women to Tenderness [ tries ] ". From its name, therefore the Old Norse word sjafni (English Love) is derived. In the second chapter of the Edda, the Skáldskaparmál, Sjöfn is listed again, this time as one of 27 goddesses. In addition, the word is used three times as Sjöfn lyrical euphemism for "woman."

Theories

Taking into account the information about Sjöfn from the Gylfaginning joined John Lindow that sjafni these occurred in Þulur than one word for love, but otherwise no evidence exist. In addition Sjöfn could be just another name for Frigg. Rudolf Simek also assumed that Snorri the name Söfn from the Norse word sefi ( "feel" or " relationship " ) derived, as there are virtually no other sources on Söfn. Sjöfn is thus regarded as the goddess of love, marriage and relationship, which is also mentioned along with several other goddesses as ' Matron protector goddesses " in the Prose Edda.