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Page 118
... Freyja . ' Will you lend us your falcon shape to look for my hammer ? ' , asked Thor . ' Gladly ' , replied Freyja , ' I would give it even if it were made of gold or silver if it would help to find Mjolnir . ' Loki flew off in Freyja's ...
... Freyja . ' Will you lend us your falcon shape to look for my hammer ? ' , asked Thor . ' Gladly ' , replied Freyja , ' I would give it even if it were made of gold or silver if it would help to find Mjolnir . ' Loki flew off in Freyja's ...
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... Freyja , goddess of fecundity and sensuality . These two have sometimes been suggested to be aspects of one goddess . - Frigg representing wife and mother , and Freyja mis- tress and lover . They also shared some functions : they were ...
... Freyja , goddess of fecundity and sensuality . These two have sometimes been suggested to be aspects of one goddess . - Frigg representing wife and mother , and Freyja mis- tress and lover . They also shared some functions : they were ...
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... Freyja had ever seen before . Freyja coveted the marvellous necklace greatly . Surely no neck other than hers should sport such a gorgeous adornment . She told the dwarves she wanted it and offered to buy it from them , but they refused ...
... Freyja had ever seen before . Freyja coveted the marvellous necklace greatly . Surely no neck other than hers should sport such a gorgeous adornment . She told the dwarves she wanted it and offered to buy it from them , but they refused ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus