Frigg

Japanese: Frigg

… There are also many Æsir goddesses: Frigg (wife of Odin), Freyja, Iðunn (wife of Bragi, keeper of the apples of youth), Sif (wife of Thor,…

From Odin

... As a god, Odin is vividly described in the Norse Eddas and skaldic poetry, but in Snorri Sturluson's Yngringasaga he is portrayed as an ever-victorious king of Asgard, a sacrificial priest skilled in magic and able to change his form at will. According to the Edda, Odin was the son of Bor and the giantess Bestla, and had Baldr with his wife Frigg, as well as sons such as Thor, Tyr, and Heimdall with many other giantesses. He lives in the palace of Valhalla in the sky, and sits on the high seat Friðskjalfr, overlooking the whole world. ...

From [Shirabirch]

… [Masa Fukatsu]
[Germanic Folklore]
Perhaps because of its fast growth, flexible branches, and white bark, the birch (Betula arvensis) was considered a tree of life, growth, and blessings by the Germanic peoples since ancient times. This is also shown by the fact that, as a sacred tree to the goddess Frigg, its green branches were attached to gates and windows and were decorated at entrances as a sign of love and joy. The fact that it outshone the fir tree as a May tree is also shown by the fact that the German word Maie means not only "May pole" but also "young birch branch."

From Norse mythology

…Other gods include Njörðr, who controls the movement of the wind and calms the sea and fire, his son Freyr, who is 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 son of the two was the god of light, Balder. He is the most beautiful, kind, wise, and eloquent of the gods. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Frigg" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…　アース女神も多数かぞえられる。フリッグFrigg(オーディンの妻)，フレイヤ，イズンIðunn(ブラギの妻。若返りのリンゴの管理者)，シブ(トールの妻。…

【オーディン】より

…　神としてのオーディンは，北欧のエッダやスカルド詩にとくに生彩をもって叙述されているが，スノッリ･ストゥルルソンの《ユングリンガサガ》では，アースガルズを支配する常勝の王，供犠（くぎ）司祭として魔術に長じ，姿を自在に変えられる歴史的存在として描かれている。エッダによれば，オーディンはボルと女巨人ベストラの子で，妻のフリッグFriggとの間にバルドルをもうけたほか，多くの女巨人との間にトールやチュール，ヘイムダルなどのアース神(アース神族)を息子としてもつ。天上のバルハラ宮殿に住み，高座フリズスキャールブに座って全世界を見はるかす。…

【シラカバ(白樺)】より

…【深津正】
［ゲルマンの民俗］
　生長の早さ，しなやかな枝，白い樹皮のためか，シラカバ(オウシュウシラカバ)は古来ゲルマン人の間で生命，生長，祝福の木とされた。このことは，女神フリッグFriggの聖樹として緑の枝が門や窓にとりつけられ，愛や喜びの印として入口に飾られたことにも表れている。また五月樹としてモミの木を圧倒していることはドイツ語のMaieという語が〈五月柱〉のほか〈シラカバの若枝〉を表すことからもわかる。…

【北欧神話】より

…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。神々のうちで最も美しく善良で賢いうえに雄弁の神である。…

※「Frigg」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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