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Divided between the Æsir and the Vanir, and sometimes including the jötnar (giants), the dividing line between these groups is less than clear. However, it is usually accepted that the Æsir (including Óğinn, Şórr and Tır) were warrior gods, while the Vanir (mainly Njörğr, Freyja and Freyr) were fertility gods. Various other groups of beings, including elves, dwarves and jötnar were probably minor gods, and might have had small cults and sacred places devoted to them.

The gods and their function

Lesser figures

Lists of Norse gods and goddesses contained in the Prose Edda

Gods

Gylfaginning (20-34) Skáldskaparmál (1) ''Thula Höğr

Goddesses

Gylfaginning (35) Skáldskaparmál (1) Thula

Pseudo-Norse gods and goddesses

Some characters sometimes presented as Norse deities do not occur in the ancient sources.
  • Astrild (Actually a synonym for Amor and Cupid invented and used by Nordic Baroque and Rococo authors. Might be confused with Freyja.)
  • Jofur (Actually a synonym for Jupiter invented and used by Nordic Baroque and Rococo authors. Might be confused with Thor.)
The following pseudo-deities are presented in Encyclopedia Mythica as Norse.
  • Brono (Claimed to be the god of daylight and the son of Baldr. Original source unknown. Might be confused with Dagr or Forseti.)
  • Geirrendour (Claimed to be the father of the billow maidens. Original source unknown. Might be confused with Ægir.)
  • Glúm (''Claimed to be an attendant of Frigg. Source unknown.)
  • Laga (Claimed to be the goddess of wells and springs. May be the same as Laha, a Celtic goddess of wells and springs.)
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Æsir (singular Ás, feminine Ásynja, feminine plural Ásynjur, Anglo-Saxon Ós, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuz) are the principal gods of the pantheon of Norse mythology. They include many of the major figures, such as Odin, Frigg, Thor, Baldr and Tyr.
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Jotun, in Norse mythology, is a giant, one of a mythological race with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the gods, although they frequently mingled with or were even married to these, both Æsir and Vanir.
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light elves (Old Norse: Ljósálfar) live in the Old Norse version of the heavens in the place called Álfheim underneath the place of the Gods; the idea of the light elf is one of the most ancient records of elves (Old Norse: álfr singular, álfar plural) preserved in writing,
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dwarves (Old Norse: dvergar, sing. dvergr) are highly significant entities associated with stones, the underground and forging. Apart from the Eddas, they notably appear in the fornaldarsagas.
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Baldr (modern Icelandic and Faroese Baldur, Balder is the name in modern Norwegian, Swedish and Danish and sometimes an anglicized form) is, in Norse Mythology, the god of innocence, beauty, joy, purity, and peace, and is Odin's second son.
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Nanna is a goddess in Norse mythology, the daughter of Nepr and wife of Baldr (Balder). She and Baldr are both Æsir and live together in the hall of Breidablik in Asgard. With Baldr, she was the mother of Forseti.
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Borr or Burr (sometimes anglicized Bor or Bur) was the son of Búri and the father of Odin in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in the Gylfaginning part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.

[Búri] gat son şann er Borr er nefndr.
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Odin series
Origins
  • Wōdanaz
Regional traditions
  • Odin
  • Woden
Other
  • Odin's names
  • Odin's sons

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Vili was one of the Æsir and a son of Bestla and Borr in Norse mythology. His brothers were Vé and Odin, who he helped in killing the first giant, Ymir. He was known for having given humanity emotion and intelligence.
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Ve was one of the Æsir and a son of Bestla and Borr in Norse mythology. His brothers were Vili and Odin. He was known for having given humanity the powers of speech and their external senses. According to Loki, in Lokasenna, he had an affair with Odin's wife, Frigg.
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For the moon of Saturn named after Bestla, see Bestla (moon).
In Norse mythology, Bestla was an ancient Jotun, a daughter of Bolthorn. With Borr, she was the mother of Odin, Ve and Vili.
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Bragi is the god of poetry in Norse mythology.

Origins

Bragi is generally associated with bragr, the Norse word for poetry. The name of the god may have been derived from bragr, or the term bragr
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Iğunn was one of the goddesses in Norse mythology. According to the Prose Edda, she was the custodian of apples that allowed the Æsir to maintain their eternal youthfulness. She was the wife of Bragi, god of poetry.
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Búri was the first god in Norse mythology. He was the father of Borr and grandfather of Odin. He was formed by the cow Auğumbla licking the salty ice of Ginnungagap. The only extant source of this myth is Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.
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Borr or Burr (sometimes anglicized Bor or Bur) was the son of Búri and the father of Odin in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in the Gylfaginning part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.

[Búri] gat son şann er Borr er nefndr.
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DAGR can mean:
  • Defense Advanced GPS Receiver
  • Direct Attack Guided Rocket
  • Dagr
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Delling was the god of the dawn in Norse mythology. By Nótt (night), he was the father of Dagr (day).


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Nótt or Night is the personification of night. Her origin and nature are described by Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda.

Nörfi eğa Narfi hét jötunn er bygği í Jötunheimum. Hann átti dóttur er Nótt hét. Hon var svört ok døkk sem hon átti ætt til.

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Delling was the god of the dawn in Norse mythology. By Nótt (night), he was the father of Dagr (day).


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DAGR can mean:
  • Defense Advanced GPS Receiver
  • Direct Attack Guided Rocket
  • Dagr
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Nótt or Night is the personification of night. Her origin and nature are described by Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda.

Nörfi eğa Narfi hét jötunn er bygği í Jötunheimum. Hann átti dóttur er Nótt hét. Hon var svört ok døkk sem hon átti ætt til.

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EIR may refer to:
  • Effective interest rate, a banking term
  • Entrepreneur In Residence, a term in venture capital
  • Equipment Identity Register, in a Network Switching Subsystem
  • Environmental Impact Review, see CEQA and Environmental impact assessment

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For the folk music band, see Forseti (band).


Forseti (Old Norse "the presiding one", actually "president" in Modern Icelandic and Faroese) is the Æsir god of justice, peace and truth in Norse mythology. He was the son of Balder and Nanna.
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Baldr (modern Icelandic and Faroese Baldur, Balder is the name in modern Norwegian, Swedish and Danish and sometimes an anglicized form) is, in Norse Mythology, the god of innocence, beauty, joy, purity, and peace, and is Odin's second son.
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Nanna is a goddess in Norse mythology, the daughter of Nepr and wife of Baldr (Balder). She and Baldr are both Æsir and live together in the hall of Breidablik in Asgard. With Baldr, she was the mother of Forseti.
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Freyja (sometimes anglicized as Freya) is a major goddess, sister of the fertility god Freyr and daughter of the sea god Njörğr. She is described as the fairest of all goddesses,[1] and often seen as a Norse fertility goddess.
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Óğr (Ódr), in Norse Mythology, is the husband of goddess Freyja and is father of Hnoss and Gersemi. Although the precise mythological meaning of the name is uncertain, the word itself means "wit, soul, spirit".
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Freyr (sometimes anglicized Frey)[1] is one of the most important deities in Norse paganism and Norse mythology. Worshipped as a phallic fertility god, Freyr "bestows peace and pleasure on mortals".
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