Norse Gods and Goddesses
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- god of thunder, weather, and crops
- Thor
- god of light and guardians
- Heimdall
- father to the Fenris wolf, the Midgard serpant Jormungand, and Hel
- Loki
- wields the spear Grungir
- Odin
- god of fertility, horses, the sun, and rain
- Frey (or Freyr)
- his blind brother is tricked into killing him with a spear of mistletoe
- Baldur
- god of war, death, wisdom, poetry, and knowledge
- Odin
- possesses the horn Gjall
- Heimdall
- he is killed by Odin and his brothers, who then use this god's body to construct most of the universe
- Ymir
- the goddesses of destiny (name collectively and individually)
- the Norns: Wyrd (or Urd), Verdandi (or Verthandi), and Skuld
- wields the hammer Mjolnir
- Thor
- goddess of love, passion, and human fertility
- Freya
- god of light, joy, and beauty
- Baldur
- god of fire and trickery
- Loki
- possesses the necklace Brisingamen
- Freya
- he guards Bifrost, the rainbow bridge that leads to Asgard
- Heimdall
- goddess of the sky, marriage, and motherhood
- Frigg (or Frigga)
- the Fenris wolf bit off his hand
- Tyr
- rides the eight-legged horse Sleipnir
- Odin
- the wife of Odin; spins clouds at her loom
- Frigg (or Frigga)
- traded one of his eyes for a drink from Mimir's well to gain wisdom
- Odin
- goddess of the present
- Verdandi (or Verthandi)
- goddess of the past
- Wyrd (or Urd)
- goddess of the future
- Skuld
- god of the sea and father to Frey and Freya
- Njord
- goddess who supplies the apples from which the gods and goddesses gain eternal youth
- Idun