Norse Deities

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Aesir

       Principal race of gods in Norse mythology. 

Andhrimnir

       The cook of the Aesir. 

Angrboda

	Goddess and wife of Loki

Astrild

	Goddess of love.

Atla

	Water goddess.

Audhumla

	The primeval cow, formed from the melting ice.

Balder

	Fairest of the gods

Beyla

	The servant of Freyr.

Borghild

	Goddess of the evening mist or moon, she slays the sun each 

evening.

Bragi

	God of poets and the patron of all skaldi (poets) in Norse culture.

Brono

	The son of Balder. He is the god of daylight.

Bylgia

	Water goddess.

Dagur

	The personification of day, he drives the day chariot across the sky.

Disen

	A group of goddess in old Norse mythology. Called the "Dis of the Vanir".

Eir

	Goddess of healing and shamanic healers, companion of the goddess Frigg

Elli

	Goddess of old age.

Fenrir

	Also known as Fenris. The great wolf, child of Loki and Angrboda

Forseti

	God of justice who settles court disputes in his gilded hall.

Freya

	Goddess of love, beauty and sensuality. 

Freyr

	God of fertility, sun and rain. 

Frigg

	Wife of Odin and the goddess of marriage and fertility. 

Gefion

	Goddess of agriculture and the plough. 

Gerd

	The wife of Freyr and a goddess of fertility. She is the personification of the fertile soil.

Heimdall

	God of light and protection.

Hel

	The goddess of death and ruler of the realm of the dead.

Hermod

	The messenger of the gods. Often equated to the Greek god Hermes.

Hod

	Blind god of darkness and winter. 

Holler

	God of disease and destruction. 

Idun

	Goddess of the spring, eternal youth and the keeper of the golden apples

Jord

	Goddess of the primitive and unpopulated earth. 

Jormungand

	The Midgard Serpent

Kari

	Leader of the storm giants.

Kvasir

	The wisest of the Vanir gods. 

Laga

	Goddess of wells and springs.

Lofn

	Goddess of forbidden love, who blesses all illicit love affairs.

Loki

	Trickster god of the Norse, concerned with thievery, magic and fire. 

Magni

	Son of Thor and god of brute strength.

Mani

	God of the moon and brother of the sun goddess Sol. 

Miming

	Minor forest god.

Mimir

	Wisest god of the Aesir, sent in a hostage trade to the rival Vanir 

gods.

Modi

	God of battle wrath, he was the leader of the berserkers.

Njord

	God of the sea, wind and fire. He bestows good fortune to those on the sea. 

Norns

	The triple goddesses of fate and destiny. 

Nott

	Goddess of night who mans the night-charion in it's track through the sky.

Odin

	The chief god of the Aesir and most important of the Norse deities. 

Ran

	Goddess of storms and the drowned dead. 

Saga

	Goddess of poetry and history. 

Sif

	Wife of Thor, and possibly an ancient fertility goddess.

Sjofn

	Goddess of love, passion and marital harmony.

Skadi

	A frost giant and goddess of winter. 

Sleipnir

	The eight-legged horse of Odin

Sol

	Goddess of the sun, who guides the sun-chariot through the sky.

Syn

	Goddess of watchfulness and truth. 

Thor

	Thunder-god and the protector of men and gods.

Tyr

	The original god of war in the Germanic culture

Ull

	God of justice and duelling, archery and skiing.

Vali

	Son of Odin, and the god born to avenge the death of Balder.

Valkyries

	The battle-maidens, who choose the best warriors

Vanir A group of fertility and nature gods

Var

	Goddess of contracts and marriage agreements

Vidar Son of Odin and the god of silence and vengeance.