Who are the most important women in Norse mythology?
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There are many important women in Norse mythology. I think Freya is the most renowned for sure. She is the goddess of love, of fertility, of battle. As a comparative mythologist, I would say perhaps Freya is the counterpart of Aphrodite when we look into Greek mythology, although Freya also has this warrior, battle-like energy to her, because Norse mythology has that as well.
There’s also Frigg, who is Odin's wife and the protector of families, of the home, of the domestic. I would say her counterpart in Greek mythology would be Hestia, the goddess of the hearth. She also has a little bit of that premonition that Hestia has. Frigg is able to weave the fate and see the fate, and she knows what's to come. So she has that far-seeing power as well.
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There’s also Frigg, who is Odin's wife and the protector of families, of the home, of the domestic. I would say her counterpart in Greek mythology would be Hestia, the goddess of the hearth. She also has a little bit of that premonition that Hestia has. Frigg is able to weave the fate and see the fate, and she knows what's to come. So she has that far-seeing power as well.
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