Angrboda - Loki's wife and mother of the Wolf Fenrir, the Midgard Wyrm called Jormungand, and Hel.
Amma - Norse Grandmother Goddess Who gave birth to the race of Freemen.
Angerboda - The Hag of the Iron Wood. aka Hel.
Bestla - The etin-mother of Odin, Hoenir, and Lodurr. She is believed by many to be the sister of Mimir. She may have been a Yew-goddess.
Earth - She is the mother of Thor by Odin, the daughter of the Goddess Night and her husband Annarr ("the second"). She was first made out of the corps of the hermaphroditic etin Ymir. Other than "Mother Earth", one might think of her as the Mother of Midgard.
Edda - Great Grandmother, Norse Mother Earth. Also the word for sacred poetry inspired by Her. Icelandic sagas or Eddas usually opened with an invocation to this Goddess, Who gave birth to the oldest third of the human race.
Fulla - Her name means "full" and is the Goddess of riches and fruitfulness. She is said to be Frigg's sister as well as handmaiden. She shares secret rede with Frigg and carries her casket / cup indicating that she is responsible for the jewels of other Goddesses as well as the gold and blessings Frigg wishes to bestow.
Frid - Goddess of peace and beauty. Also lives on the mountain "Lyfja". It is her name we invoke when we meet someone in peace.
Frigg was the Norse goddess of love and fertility. In some accounts she was Odin's wife, making her foremost among the Aesir goddesses. She was the mother of Balder and gave her name to Friday.
Freya/Freyia - Great Goddess of northern Europe. Leader of the primal matriarchs called Afliae, Powerful Ones or D’sir, Divine Grandmothers. Norse Goddess of Love and Beauty. Arainbow was Her jeweled necklace. She rode a chariot drawn by cats. Sometimes depicted as the Sow, Mistress of the gods. She is the Chief Valkyrie in Her falcon cloak. Ruler of death, She chose from the dead spread across battlefields, taking them to Her palace Sessrumnir, meaning “rich in seats”. In time they might be born once more through the nurturance of the moist Earth, another aspect of Freya. She was also a helpful deity to women in labor. Hopeful lovers worshipped Her. Goddess of sexuality and making magic with love prayers. Amber is her gem. She traveled throughout the heavens either in a chariot with a retinue of cats or on the golden boar, Hildeswin. The runes of Her sword signify power, fertility, and birth. Yew is sacred to Her.
Gefjon - Her name means "the giver" and is married to Odin's son Skjöldr. Goddess of young and shy women, unmarried women, and fruitfulness. She is also a Seeress. She is the one to call upon when a woman is forced against her will.
Gerdr - Wife of Freyr, an etin-maid won for him by the magical force of his servant Skirnir. She is a Goddess of fruitfulness and is an embodiment of the earth.
Gna - Goddess of messages. She is good to call on to make sure items sent by airmail get to their destination on time.
Gunnlod - Norse Earth Goddess
Hlin - Goddess of refuge. Protects those Frigg wishes to save from certain dangers.
Hella, Halja, Hel - Goddess and queen of the underworld, of the dead that has not gone to Odin or Freja, and of the unborn. Her realm is not like the Hell of the Christians, but there is a section set aside for oath-breakers and other wrongdoers where their bones are gnawed upon by the great wyrm. She is the daughter of Loki by his eating an evil woman's half-burned heart and he thus became pregnant and gave birth to every female monster in the world. Elder is Her tree and holly is Her plant.
Hlíf - Goddess of protection. Also lives on the mountain "Lyfja".
Idun - The Renewing One. In Her western garden grew the apples of Immortality.
Jarnsaxa - Her name means "Iron Knife" and is Thor's etin-mistress. She is the mother of Thor's two sons, Modi and Magni. She is very strong and very beautiful.
Lorride - Second daughter of Thor and Sif. Where her sister is dark, Lorride is fair with reddish-gold hair and has her sister's strength. She is a traveler like her father and Odin. Although she is not aggressive, she will not turn from a fight.
Löfn - Goddess of illicit unions.
Night Daughter of the Jotunn Narvi. She married three times. By her second husband Annar, she bore the Goddess Earth, and by her third husband, who was related to Odin and his brothers, she bore the child called Day. She was dark and swarthy like the rest of her family, but her son, Day, was radiant and fair. During the creation, Odin took Night and her son Day, sat them in horse-drawn chariots, and set them in the sky to ride round the world every two half-days. Night leads the way with her frosty-maned horse named Hrimfraxi and Day follows with his horse named Skinfraxi who has a gleaming mane that lights up the sky and earth alike.
Nerthus - Goddess of peace, fertility, witchcraft, wealth, the sea & rivers, purification. She is also known as the Earth Mother. Erce is her old English name, known as the goddess of blessings.
Nanna - Wife of Balder and mother of Forseti. Moon goddess. She died of grief when her husband Balder died.
Ostara - The Germanic Goddess of Springtime Her name may also be seen in other spellings: Eostra, Eostrae, Eostre, Eástre, Austra. Eostra (Ostara) has fared somewhat better, although there is little direct evidence of her and her followers. All cultures living in temperate (or winter dominated) climates celebrate the coming of spring with major rituals and festivals. One of the most important of spring festivals among pre-Christian Germanic tribes apparently was dedicated to the goddess Ostara, whose name suggests "east" and thus "dawn" and "morning light." The veneration (if now only playful) of rabbits and hares. The decoration of eggs (obvious fertility symbols).Place names suggest that Ostara was venerated throughout ancient Germany and Denmark.
Ran - Wife of God of the sea. She dragged drowning men down with a net.
Rind Etin-mother of Vali, by Odin.
Sigyn - Loki's faithful wife, who stayed by him in his exile and strives to catch the serpents venom in a bowl to keep it from falling in his face. She did not have to go with him but her faithfulness would not allow her to do otherwise.
Sjöfn - Goddess of the heart and passion. She gets leave from Odin and Frigg for folk to come together, men and women, although it is banned or otherwise denied. She is said to be extremely mild and good.
Snorta - Goddess of wisdom and prudence. She is especially concerned with good manners and proper behavior.
Syn - Goddess of defense. She is the keeper and defender of the door at the Thing. She is the warder of magical workings and of the home.
Skadi - Frequently referred to as the goddess of skis or snow shoes, she travelled on skis, carried a bow, and hunted. She was the daughter of the giant Thiazi [Old Norse Þjázi, variant Thiassi]. Thiazi was the son of a very rich giant named Alvaldi [Olvaldi]. When Alvaldi died Thiazi and his brothers Idi and Gang divided their inheritance by each taking a large mouthful of gold. After Thiazi was killed by the Aesir as related in the section on Idun, Skadi took up arms and went to Asgard for vengence. The Aesir offered her compensation for the death of her father - she was allowed to choose a husband from among the gods. There was only one small catch, she had to pick her new husband based only on the appearance of his feet. She picked Njord by mistake, assuming the best looking feet must have belonged to the god Balder.
Sif is the Goddess of crops and fertility; wife of Thor and mother of Ull.
Saga ancient Norse Goddess, Speaker, Sayer. Goddess of sacred poetry, charms, words of power.
Sunna - Sol Goddess of everything in the light, foe to all wights who dog the dark death-paths - etins, trolls, and ill-willing ghosts. She is the sister of Mani (Moon).
The Norns (Urd, Verdande, and Skuld) - are the Norse equivalent of the greek Fates. It is they who determine the orlogs (destinies) of the Gods and of Man, and who maintain the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
Trude - Daughter of Thor and Sif, her name means "strength". She is a Goddess of strength, battle, the hearth, and the labors of organized agriculture. She has great strength and likened to a giantess. Rocks and stones turned by the plow in the field are sacred to her.
Ullin - As Zisa is the female counterpart to Týr, so Ullin is to Ullr. Goddess of hunting, skiers and is associated with wintertime as is Ullr. She is sometimes blended into the etin-maid Skadi who was elevated to Goddess for her bravery.
Urd - Norse Earth Goddess.
Vár - Goddess of troth. She takes revenge on broken promises.
Vör - Nothing is hidden from her. She is both wise and inquiring.
Zisa, Cisa - Some claim her to be the female counterpart to the God Tyr. Some say as his wife, some say as his sister, others say as his feminine aspect. Because her emblem is a ship, some believe she is connected to the passage into the otherworld. Goddess of order and stability, and is associated with Honor, courage, justice, loyalty, and truthfulness.
