Sif
The
golden-haired wife of the god Thor.
There
is not much known about her, except that she could originally
have been a fertility goddess. Neither does she appear often
in the myths.
The
best know myth, however, is when Loki
the Trickster sneaked into Sif's bedroom and lopped off
her hair. Furious, Thor threatened to smash him unless Loki
managed to replace the hair. He went to a great cave, the
home of the sons of Ivaldi, and told them the reason
of his journey. He then asked the dwarfs
to spin gold as fine as Sif's hair and imbue it with magic
that it will grow on her head. The dwarfs agreed and made
a long wave of fine golden strands, which Loki gave to Sif.
Source:
the Encyclopedia Mythica, please visit their site for
much more