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Sif
Also known as: Golden-Haired
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 Sif
The Golden Harvest
Sif is the wife of Thor and a goddess of the earth. Her long golden hair represents the fields of wheat.
The Golden Hair
Loki once cut off all her hair as a malicious prank. To escape Thor's wrath, Loki blackmailed the dwarves into forging new hair of pure gold that would grow like real hair, along with Mjolnir and other treasures.
Origin Story
Sif's origins are obscure in the surviving Norse sources, but she is counted among the Aesir goddesses. Before her marriage to Thor, she had a son named Ullr, the god of archery and skiing, whose father is unknown. She became Thor's wife and bore him a daughter, Thrud, whose name means 'strength.' Her most famous attribute is her magnificent golden hair, which some scholars believe symbolized fields of ripened grain, connecting her to agricultural fertility. The story of her hair being cut by Loki and replaced with magical gold hair forged by dwarves explains the origin of several divine treasures, including Thor's hammer Mjolnir.
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