Geography/Culture: Scandinavia: Norse. The sacred grove of Freyr at Uppsala stood for the body of Freya, Dearly-Beloved.
Linguistic Note: Related words: free, (from Anglo Saxon freo, cognate with Gothic fries, (base *frijo); German frei. Closely connected with Sanskrit priya-, beloved, dear, agreeable); friend, (from Icelandic frja, to love); friday (from Anglo Saxon frige+dag, genitive case of Frig, Icelandic frja-dagr. Teutonic type (of Anglo Saxon Frig) is frija, dear, beloved, free. Sanskrit priya, wife, loved one.
Description: Shape-shifting White Goddess of magic, midsummer, the moon, the sea, beauty and love; She Who is associated with death and the realm of the dead; Leader of the Valkyries; Keeper of half of those slain in battle; Leader of the primal Matriachs; Ancestress; Virgin Mother; Ruler of the Vanir, Those ancient Deities of peace and plenty; Spirit of earth's fertility; Essence of sexuality; (perhaps Wife to early kings); She Who is called upon by women in labour; She Who is associated with birth and child-naming; Ruler of fate; Teacher of Seidr (sorcery, prophesy and divination); She Whose principles are right living, justice, honour and peace.
To Whom Sacred: cowslip; apple; goat; raven (one of Her shapes); falcon; cat (two cats draw Her chariot, sometimes She rides one); boar called 'Goldenbristles' and Hildsvin, 'Swine of battle'; mare and horse; net; Brisingamen necklace (or girdle) of gold (or amber); Her tears (which are of gold); volva Her seeress; trance states; boar helmet or mask; feathered cloak (symbol of spirit journeyings, such as may have been made in trance states by Her volva); horn.
Male Associates: brother/son/lover, Freyr, (Frey), Lord. He was born of his Mother/Sister/Bride at the Yule solstice. Lover Ord, (Odin).

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Leader of the Afliae, , below.
• She may have been one of, or prototype for the Deae-Matres, .
• Variant: Freyia.
• Variant: Freyja.
• Some say Frigg, Darling, Who also has a feathered cloak, is an aspect of Her, but Holladay Paganism finds the two Goddesses distinguishable.
• Gerthr, Who is linked with Goda, The-Good, may be an aspect of Her.
• Gollveig, Who is linked with Angrbotha, may be an aspect of Freya, Dearly-Beloved).
• Sje is Mother of Hnossa, Jewel, (by Ord), below.
• The linen woman, Horn, H4N, The-Holy, may be an aspect of Her.
• Some suggest Idunn, is an aspect of Her.
• Perhaps title: Mardoll, below.
• Associated with, perhaps also called: Mothir, Who is linked with Edda.
• By Her processional wagon Nerthus, Who is linked with Ertha, is akin to Freya, Dearly-Beloved, and Her cat-drawn chariot.
• She is given the name 'Whore' {dont know the Norse form} by some Old Icelandic poets, suggesting a possible identification with British Sighle-Na-Gcioch, Blind-One-of-the-Breasts.
• Perhaps Stepdaughter of Skadi.
• Also called: Syr, SYr, `--', the sow.
• As Leader of the Valkyrjar, She is called: Valfreya, qv Culsu.
• Title: Vanadis, see below.

Geography/Culture: Norse.
Description: The Primal matriachs.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Also called: Disir, `Divine-Grandmothers', below.

Geography/Culture: Norse.
Description: Primal Matriachs; Those Who are great in magic.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Alternate name for the Vanir, see Vanadis, below.

Geography/Culture: Scandinavian.
Description: Youthful Goddess of infatuation.
To Whom Sacred: Her name was used of precious stones by Her worshippers.

• Daughter of Freya, Dearly-Beloved.

Description: Goddess of the beauty of light on water.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Perhaps and aspect of Freya,Dearly-Beloved.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• See also Disir, above.
• Title of Freya, Dearly-Beloved, above.
• Gefjun, (Who is linked with Ran), is said to be one of the Vanir.