Major Norse Gods & Goddesses
| Name |
Relations |
Sphere or Position |
Emblem/Attribute |
| Odin |
Father of the Aesir (gods) |
War and death, poetry, wisdom, magic |
Spear, mead, ring/One-eyed |
| Thor |
Son of Odin |
Thunder, lightning, rain; champion of the gods |
Hammer, belt |
| Njord |
Father of Freyja & Freyr |
Wind and sea, wealth and prosperity |
— |
| Frigg |
Wife of Odin |
Marriage and motherhood, home |
— |
| Freyja (Freya) |
Daughter of Njord |
Fertility, birth, crops |
Necklace |
| Freyr |
Son of Njord |
Agriculture, sun, rain |
Magic ship, golden boar |
| Tyr |
Son of Odin ? |
Justice, war |
Spear/One-handed |
| Heimdall |
Son of nine giantesses |
Watchman of the gods; keen sight & hearing |
Horn |
| Balder (Baldur) |
Son of Odin |
Light, purity |
— |
| Loki |
Son of giants; father of Hel (goddess of death), Jormungand (serpent encompassing the world), Fenrir (the wolf). |
Malicious trickster |
— |
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