FRIGG
While male gods may steal the show in most Norse myths, Asgard∗1 had its share of Norse goddesses.
Chief among them was the Norse goddess Frigg ("the beloved"), sometimes called Frigga, goddess of love, marriage and motherhood who was queen of Asgard, wife of Odin (and therefore queen of the Aesir)∗1 and mother of Balder, the favourite son. She could also see the future, but never revealed the secrets she saw.
As this description shows, Frigg was best known for her relationships with men as a wife and mother. Nevertheless, Frigg was an important Norse goddess in her own right.
She was the only woman allowed to sit on Hlidskjalf ('watchtower') from where she advised her husband on important matters. In her home in Ásgard, called Fensalir ('swamp hall'), she spends her days spinning clouds (she is often depicted with a spinning wheel). She is the patron saint of sibyls, diviners and fairies.
Frigg and Odin had at least two children together, Balder and Hodr. In a story from Norse mythology, in order to protect her son Balder, Frigg went to all the living beings that existed and asked them to agree never to harm her son. This made Balder invincible, which amused the other gods who entertained themselves by throwing weapons at him.
Unfortunately, Frigg forgot the humble mistletoe plant, a secret that Loki discovered. The villain made a mistletoe dart and tricked Balder's blind brother, Hodr, into throwing it at Balder, killing him. Hodr was executed for his part in Balder's death, and Frigg lost his two sons.
Long after the Christianisation of Northern Europe, Frigg lives on in Scandinavian and Germanic folklore (in expressions, etc.).
(PS by Lucie : if you want to know more about Frigg there is other topic about her already written)
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