Freyr

Japanese: Freyr
Freyr

...According to Gylfaginning in Snorri Sturluson's Edda, the 14 gods and goddesses are included. Among the gods, Odin and Thor are particularly prominent, but other gods include Balder, Njörðr (god of wind, sea, fire, and fertility), Freyr (god of fertility and peace), Týr (god of warriors), Bragi (god of eloquence and poetry), Heimdal, Hoðr (blind god who shoots Balder with mistletoe), Báli (who kills Hoðr), Beðar (who kills the wolf and avenges Odin), Ullr (a master archer), Forseti (god of reconciliation), and Loki. ...

From the Vanir

…In Norse mythology, a race of gods opposed to the Æsir. They are the gods of fertility, wealth, and happiness, and include Njörðr, his son Freyr, and Freyja. According to Snorri Sturluson's Ynglinga Saga, which depicts the world of the gods in historical terms, Njörðr gave birth to Frey and Freyja with his sister. …

From Norse mythology

…His name remains in the English word Tuesday. Other gods include Njörðr, who controls the movement of the wind and calms the sea and fire, his son Freyr, the god in charge of fertility and human happiness, and the goddess Freyja. The goddess Frigg (the origin of the word Friday) was Odin's wife, and the god of light, Balder, was born to them. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Freyr" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スノッリ・ストゥルルソンの《エッダ》の〈ギュルビたぶらかし〉によると,14の男神と後にふれる女神たちを含む。男神の中ではオーディンとトールがとくに活躍するが,そのほかにバルドル,ニョルズNjörðr(風,海,火,豊饒の神),フレイFreyr(豊饒と平和の神),チュールTýr(戦士の神),ブラギBragi(雄弁と詩の神),ヘイムダル,ホズ(盲目の神。ヤドリギでバルドルを射る),バーリ(ホズを討つ),ビーザル(怪狼を倒しオーディンの仇を討つ),ウルUllr(名射手),フォルセティ(和解の神),ロキ。…

【バン神族】より

…北欧神話でアース神族に対立する神族。豊饒,富,幸福をつかさどる神々で,ニョルズNjörðr,その子フレイFreyr,フレイヤなどがこの神族に属する。神々の世界を歴史化して描いたスノッリ・ストゥルルソンの《ユングリンガ・サガ》によれば,ニョルズは妹との間でフレイとフレイヤを生んだ。…

【北欧神話】より

…その名は英語の火曜日Tuesdayに残されている。そのほかに風の動きを支配し海や火を鎮める神ニョルズNjörðr,その子で豊饒と人間の幸福をつかさどる神フレイFreyr,女神フレイヤがいる。女神フリッグFrigg(金曜日Fridayの語源)はオーディンの妻で,二人の間に生まれたのが光の神バルドルである。…

※「Freyr」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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