Odin | Odin is the Allfather of the gods, and the ruler of Asgard. He is associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy. |
Thor | Thor is the god of thunder, strength, storm, and protection of mankind. He is known for his mighty hammer Mjølnir. |
Loki | Loki is a trickster god. He is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. |
Freyja | She is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. Also linked with war, wealth, and seiðr magic. |
Freyr | Freyr is the god of peace, fertility, prosperity and associated with sacred law and rain. |
Heimdall | The god who protects Asgard, the realm of gods. He stays at his post in Himinbjörg, where he watches and listens, maintaining the security of the passages to Asgard. |
Balder | God of light, joy, purity, and the summer sun. |
Tyr | God of war and esteemed martial hero. Tyr is also associated with law and justice. |
Frigg | Goddess wife of Odin and is associated with foresight and wisdom. |
Njord | An older god of the sea and is associated with sea-faring. |
Skadi | Goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. |
Idun | Goddess who had in her possession an apple which the gods, when they feel old age approaching, have only to taste of to become young again. |
Hel | The goddess of the underworld called Hel, she is the daughter of Loki. |
Bragi | God of eloquence and poetry, he is also known for his wisdom. |
Eir | Goddess of healing. |
Ran | Sea goddess who collects drowned people in her net. |
Hodr | Blind god of darkness and winter. |
Sif | Goddess of earth and harvest, and the wife of Thor. |
Sol (Sunna) | Goddess of the sun, driving the chariot of the sun across the sky each day. |
Máni | God of the moon who steers the moon chariot’s course. |