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PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:14 pm
The gods and their function

* Baldr - God of radiance, peace, and rebirth. Consort: Nanna
* Borr - Father of Óðinn, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla
* Bragi - God of poetry. Consort: Iðunn
* Búri - The first god and father of Borr.
* Dagr - God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt.
* Delling - God of dawn and father of Dagr by Nótt.
* Eir - Goddess of healing.
* Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna.
* Freya - Goddess of fertility, wealth, love, beauty, magic, prophecy, war, battle, and death. Consort: Óðr
* Freyr - God of the masculine virility. Consort: Gerð
* Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Óðinn
* Fulla - Frigg´s handmaid.
* Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough.
* Hel - Queen of Hel, the Norse underworld.
* Heimdallr (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm.
* Hermóðr - Óðinn's son.
* Hlín - Goddess of consolation.
* Höðr - God of winter.
* Hœnir - The silent god.
* Iðunn - Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi.
* Jörð - Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Þórr by Óðinn.
* Kvasir - God of inspiration.
* Lofn - Goddess of love.
* Loki - Trickster and god of mischief, strife and fire. Consort: Sigyn (also called Saeter)
* Máni - God of Moon.
* Mímir - Óðinn´s uncle.
* Nanna - An Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti.
* Nerþus - A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr.
* Njörðr - God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth.
* Norns - The three goddesses of destiny; Urd(Fate), Skuld(Being, or Future), Verdandi(Necessity, or Present).
* Nótt - Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagr by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively.
* Óðinn (Wodan) - Lord of the Æsir. God of both wisdom and war. Consort: Frigg.
* Sága - An obscure goddess, possibly another name for Frigg.
* Sif - Wife of Thor.
* Sjöfn - Goddess of love.
* Skaði - Goddess of winter Njörðr's wife.
* Skirnir- Frey's shield man.
* Skuld - (Being or Future) one of the three goddesses of fate called Norns who foresee at the base Yggdrasill(The World Tree).
* Snotra - Goddess of prudence.
* Sol (Sunna) - Goddess of Sun.
* Thor (Donar) - God of thunder and battle. Consort: Sif.
* Týr (Ziu, Saxnot) - God of war and justice.
* Ullr - God of skill, hunt, and duel. Son of Sif.
* Urd - (Fate) one of the three goddesses of fate called Norns who foresee at the base Yggdrasill(The World Tree).
* Váli - God of revenge.
* Vár - Goddess of contract.
* Vé - One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vili.
* Verdandi - (Present, or Necessity) one of the three goddesses of fate called Norns who foresee at the base Yggdrasill(The World Tree).
* Víðarr- Son of Odin and the giantess Gríðr.
* Vili - One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vé.
* Vör - Goddess of wisdom.

Lesser figures

* Adgir - Ruler of the sea. Consort: Rán
* Andhrímnir - Cook of the gods.
* Aurvandil - A minor character in the Skáldskaparmál with cognates in other Germanic tales.
* Elli - Personification of old age.
* Fenrir- Son of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. Destined to grow too large for his bonds and devour Odin during the course of Ragnarök.
* Magni - Son of Þórr and Járnsaxa.
* Meili - Þórr's brother.
* Miming
* Móði - Son of Þórr.
* Óttar
* Rán - Keeper of the drowned. Consort: Ægir
* Þrúðr - Daughter of Þórr and Sif.


These were taken from Wikipedia...
There's even more information here.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:42 am
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