Frigg,
in Norse mythology, goddess of the sky and wife of Odin,
the chief of the gods.
She
was worshiped as the protector of married love and housewives.
A bunch of keys was her symbol.
Frigg
had two sons, Balder, the god
of light, and Hoder, the blind god
of darkness, who killed Balder with a mistletoe
sprig.
Frigg's
name survives in the English word Friday (Frigg's
day).
In
German mythology, Frigg was sometimes identified with
Freya, the goddess of love.
"Frigg,"
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