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Freya was a shaman practicting the seid and Frigg was reputed to have the ability to foresee everyone's destiny without revealing it. The mother of Baldur, she endeavoured to protect him from his preordained death by swearing oaths from everything in nature, but forgot the mistletoe.

It may be stated with a certain degree of truth that Frigg and Freya are the same but different versions. Freya became Frigg after she lived with the Aesir. Born a Vanir she became an Aesir by marriage, and as the wife of Odin she became a goddess of wifehood. However, promiscuous Freya provided a lusty choice on his part. As Frigg she had an affair with Ve and Vili, Odin's brothers, according to Loki in Lokasenna. This happened when Odin was gone for so long that everyone though him dead (cf. Freya's crying golden tears when she thought Odr (Odin) had disappeared).

Frigg's hall in AsgardThis article is about the realm of Norse Mythology. For other uses, see Asgard (disambiguation). Asgard is the realm of the gods, the Aesir, in Norse Mythology, thought to be separate from the realm of the mortals, Midgard. The walls surrounding Asgard we is FensalirIn Norse mythology, Fensalir ("water falls") was Frigg's hall in Asgard. Norse mythology.. With her husband, she was the mother of BragiBragi, god of poetry Bragi in Norse mythology, is the god of poetry. From old sources The name may derive from bragr which as an adjective means 'best' and as a noun means 'skaldic poetry'. That latter meaning may be itself be derived from the name Bragi, WectaWecta is mentioned in Historia Britonum, and was a reputed king of Kent. His mother was Frigg (Frigida) and his father was Odin, both Norse gods. He is considered mythological, though he shows up in genealogies. See also Anglo-Saxon mythology Germanic myt and HermodIn Norse mythology, Hermod the Brave ( Old Norse Hermodr 'Courage-Battle') appears clearly among the gods only in Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning where Hermod is the messenger sent by Odin to find out what ransom Hel would accept to return Baldur to Asgar. EirIn Norse mythology Eir ("help" or "mercy") is a goddess of the AEsir; she knew the medicinal properties of herbs and was capable of resurrection. Only women could learn the art of healing in Scandinavia. She was good friends with Frigg. She is only briefl, a goddess of healing, was one of her constant companions. She had attendants named GlúmIn Norse mythology, Glum was one of Frigg's attendants. Norse mythology. and SynIn Norse mythology, Syn was a goddess invoked by defendants in a trial and an attendant of Frigg. Norse goddesses Justice goddesses..

She participated in the Wild Hunt ( Asgardreid) along with her husband.

She had three attendants, Hlin, Gna and Fulla, all of whom may have been the same deity in a different aspect as Frigg.