Frigg

Frigg

 
Frigg Norse Goddess & Odin’s Wife and goddess of marriage.
Frigg, also called Friia, in Norse
mythology, the wife of Odin and mother of Balder. She was a promoter of marriage and of
fertility. In Icelandic stories, she
tried to save her son's life but
failed. Some myths depict her as the weeping and loving mother,while others stress her loose morals. She is the goddess of motherhood and is
herself the mother of Balder, Hodor and Hermod. Frigg is also the goddess of marriage and her name comes from the
verb "frija" = to love.
While the male gods may steal the show in most Norse myths, Asgard had its fair share of Norse goddesses.
Principal among them was the Norse goddess Frigg, also sometimes called Frigga, who was the queen of Asgard, Odin’s wife and the mother of Balder, the favourite son.As this description shows, Frigg was predominantly known through her relationship to men as a wife and mother. Nevertheless, Frigg was an important Norse goddess in her own right.
Beloved One
Frigg, or Frigga, means beloved in Old Norse, and is probably a reference to her role as the consort of Odin, the king of the gods. But this was not her only function. Frigg was also a sky goddess and a Norse goddess of the moon, but her main role was as the Norse goddess of the household, linked with motherhood, love, fertility, marriage and the domestic arts.In terms of domestic life Frigg, a mother herself, may have helped some women to have children. According to one source, a barren king and queen prayed fervently for children, and it was Frigg who heard their prayers and took the issue to Odin. As a domestic goddess she was also associated with domestic arts such as spinning, and according to some stories, Frigga wove the clothes of the gods from the wool of the cloud sheep. Frigga’s symbols were the spinning wheel, mistletoe and silver.
But, as the queen of Asgard, Frigg’s power was more than just that of a mother and household matron. For example, she was also the lady of the hall, and it was her duty to carry the mead horn around at feasts. Considering the important role of feasting in diplomacy, Frigga was also associated with this art, and the Norse goddess was called on by leaders to ensure smooth and beneficial negotiations.Finally, Frigg is thought to have been able to see the fate of all beings, but she chose never to speak of what she saw. It is said that Frigga saw the fate of both her son Balder and her husband Odin, but she seems to have been powerless to change the course of events.
As the Norse goddess of the home, it is no surprise that Frigg was one of the Norse goddesses most venerated by the Vikings.She is often described as the most important Norse goddess in the Asgardian pantheon, and, aside from Odin himself, she alone was able to sit in Odin’s throne which allowed him to look out over the nine worlds and see all things. The force of her importance is preserved in the English word Friday, which is derived from Frigedaeg, which means ‘Frigg’s day’.