List of Germanic deities

In Norse paganism, a religion followed by the ancient and early mediaeval Norse peoples of Scandinavia, there were a number of different gods and goddesses. This article is a comprehensive list of them.

Divided between the Æsir and the Vanir, and sometimes including the jötnar (giants), the dividing line between these groups is less than clear. However, it is usually accepted that the Æsir (including Óðinn, Þórr and Týr) were warrior gods, while the Vanir (mainly Njörðr, Freyja and Freyr) were fertility gods. Various other groups of beings, including elves, dwarves and jötnar were probably minor gods, and might have had small cults and sacred places devoted to them.

The gods and their function

God	Function/Ability	Items	Relation
Baldr		Hringhorni, greatest of all ships	Consort: Nanna
Borr			Father of Odin, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla
Bragi	skaldship		Consort: Iðunn
Búri			Father of Borr. Grandfather of Odin
Dagr	Day personified		son of Delling and Nótt.
Delling			Father of Dagr by Nótt.
Eir	healing
Forseti	God of justice, peace and truth		Son of Baldr and Nanna.
Freyja	Goddess associated with wealth, love, beauty, magic, prophecy, war, battle, and death.	necklace Brísingamen Valshamr, a cloak giving ability to change into a bird Cat-drawn Chariot Hildisvini, a golden-bristled boar	Consort: Óðr
Freyr	God associated with Fertlity.	Gullinbursti, a shining dwarf-made boar Skíðblaðnir, a ship that can be folded to pocket-size	Consort: Gerðr
Frigg	Goddess of marriage and motherhood.		Consort: Óðinn
Fulla		golden ribbon around her head	Frigg´s handmaid.
Gefjun	perhaps fertility
Hel	Ruler of Hel.		Daughter of Loki
Heimdall	Guardian of Enterance to Asgard
Hermóðr			A son or servant of Odin.
Hlín			handmaid of Frigg
Höðr	Killer of Baldr		brother of Baldr
Hœnir	Becoming one of the few survivors of Ragnarök
Iðunn	Keeper of apples of eternal youthfulness		Consort: Bragi.
Jörð	Earth personified		Mother of Þórr by Odin.
Kvasir	wisest of the Vanir		created from saliva of all the gods
Lofn	May be another version of Freyja
Loki	shape-shifter and gender-shifter mischief, adventure, chaos		Consort: Sigyn
Máni	The moon personified
Mímir	Wisdom
Nanna			Daughter of Nepr and wife of Baldr. Mother of Forseti
Nerþus	A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr.
Njörðr	A god associated with seafaring, wind, and wealth.
Norns	destiny	Well of Urðr
Nótt	Night personified.
Odin	Lord of the Æsir. God of both wisdom and war (also battle, death, magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt)	Hugin and Munin, ravens bearing news and information Geri and Freki, wolf companions Hlidskjalf, a high seat enabling look into all worlds Gungnir, Odin's spear Sleipner, His eight legged horse	Consort: Frigg.
Sága	An obscure goddess, possibly another name for Frigg.
Sif			Wife of Thor.
Sjöfn	love, possibly a variant of Freya
Skaði			Njörðr's ex-wife. Daughter of Thjazi, and stepmother of Freyr and Freyja
Skirnir
Skuld
Snotra
Sól (Sunna)	The sun personified.
Thor	God associated with thunder	Mjolnir, Thor's hammer Megingjord, Thor's belt Járngreipr, Thor's gloves Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, the goats of Thor who draw his chariot	Consort: Sif.
Týr	god of war
Ullr	God Of Beauty, Archery, Skiing,Battle/War		Son of Sif.
Urd
Váli
Vár
Vé	One of the three gods of creation		Brother of Odin and Vili.
Verdandi
Víðarr			Son of Odin and the giantess Gríðr.
Vili	One of the three gods of creation		Brother of Odin and Vé.
Vör

Lesser figures

• Ægir - Consort: Rán
• Andhrímnir - A cook in Valhalla.
• Aurvandil - A minor figure in the Skáldskaparmál with cognates in other Germanic tales.
• Elli - Personification of old age.
• Fenrir- Son of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. Destined to grow too large for his bonds and devour Odin during the course of Ragnarök.
• Magni - Son of Thor and Járnsaxa.
• Meili - A brother of Thor.
• Móði - Son of Þórr.
• Rán - Keeper of the drowned. Consort: Ægir
• Þrúðr - Daughter of Þórr and Sif.

Lists of Norse gods and goddesses contained in the Prose Edda

Goddesses

Gylfaginning (35) Frigg Sága Eir Gefjon Fulla Freyja Sjöfn Lofn Vár Vör Syn Hlín Snotra Gná Sol (Sól) Bil

Skáldskaparmál (1) Frigg Freyja Gefjon Iðunn Gerd Sigyn Fulla Nanna

Thula Frigg Freyja Fulla Snotra Gerð Gefjon Gná Lofn Skaði Jörð Iðunn Ilm Bil Njörun Hlín Nanna Hnoss Rind Sjöfn Sol (Sól) Sága Sigyn Vör Vár Syn Þrúð Rán

Pseudo-Norse gods and goddesses

Some characters sometimes presented as Norse deities do not occur in the ancient sources.

• Astrild (Actually a synonym for Amor and Cupid invented and used by Nordic Baroque and Rococo authors. Might be confused with Freyja.)
• Jofur (Actually a synonym for Jupiter invented and used by Nordic Baroque and Rococo authors. Might be confused with Thor.)

The following pseudo-deities are presented in Encyclopedia Mythica as Norse.

• Brono (Claimed to be the god of daylight and the son of Baldr. Original source unknown. Might be confused with Dagr or Forseti.)
• Geirrendour (Claimed to be the father of the billow maidens. Original source unknown. Might be confused with Ægir.)
• Glúm (Claimed to be an attendant of Frigg. Source unknown.)
• Laga (Claimed to be the goddess of wells and springs. May be the same as Laha, a Celtic goddess of wells and springs.)

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