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Frigg
Also known as: Frigga, Fricka
By Elizabeth Stein for Mythos Atlas. About the author. Editorial notes are grounded in the site's cited sources and can be challenged through the contact page.
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About Frigg
Queen of Asgard
Frigg is the wife of Odin and the foremost goddess of the Aesir. She sits enthroned in Fensalir. She is the only one besides Odin allowed to sit on Hlidskjalf and look out over all the worlds.
The Silent Prophet
While Odin wanders constantly seeking knowledge, Frigg already knows the fate of all things ("orlog") but chooses to remain silent. Her greatest tragedy is the death of her son Baldur, whom she tried to protect by extracting oaths from everything in creation—except the mistletoe.
Origin Story
Frigg is believed to be the daughter of the goddess Fjorgyn (Earth) and belongs to the Aesir, the ruling tribe of gods. Her origins stretch back to the earliest days of the cosmos. She became the wife of Odin and the Queen of Asgard, establishing her hall Fensalir in the realm of the gods. With Odin, she bore Baldur, the most beloved of gods, and Hodr, the blind god. Some scholars connect her to the Germanic goddess Frija, whose name gave us the word Friday. Her knowledge of fate and her role as cosmic mother made her one of the most revered goddesses in the Norse pantheon.
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Symbols
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