Frigg facts for kids
Frigg (or Frigga) is the goddess of marriage, family, and motherhood in Norse mythology. She is the wife of Odin (chief of the Æsir), by whom she is the mother of Baldr and Höðr, and stepmother of Thor (Odin's eldest son) and Víðarr. Ruling Asgard as queen alongside the All-Father, Frigg often dwells in the dense, foggy lands of Fensalir (Old Norse: “Halls of Fen”) when her husband is away on one of his quests for knowledge; additionally, she is the only one besides Odin permitted to sit on his throne Hliðskjálf, and look out across the Nine Realms. Serving as Frigg's attendants are Eir, the gods' doctor and goddess of healing, Hlín (a goddess of protection), Gná (a messenger goddess), and Fulla (a fertility goddess). It is unclear whether Frigg's companions and attendants are simply different aspects of Frigg herself (cf. avatar).
Images for kids
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Frigg sits enthroned and facing the spear-wielding goddess Gná, flanked by two goddesses, one of whom (Fulla) carries her eski, a wooden box. Illustrated (1882) by Carl Emil Doepler.
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Godan and Frea look down from their window in the heavens to the Winnili women in an illustration by Emil Doepler, 1905
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Winnili women with their hair tied as beards look up at Godan and Frea in an illustration by Emil Doepler, 1905
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"Wodan Heals Balder's Horse" by Emil Doepler, 1905
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Frigg reaches into a box presented to her by a handmaid, Ludwig Pietsch, 1865
See also
In Spanish: Frigg para niños
