The Norse Gods and their functions
Major godsBaldur - God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. Consort: Nanna. Dead, Killed by Loki, who tricked his blind brother Hodr into killing him with a spear of mistletoe.
Borr - Father of Óðinn, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla
Bragi - God of poetry, music and the harp. Consort: Iðunn.
Búri - Ruler of Prehistory, the first god and father of Borr.
Dagur - God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt.
Delling - God of dawn and father of Dagur by Nótt.
Eir - Goddess of healing.
Ēostre - Goddess of spring.
Elli - Goddess of old age.
Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna.
Freyja - Goddess of love, fertility, and battle. Consort: Óður.
Freyr - God of fertility. Consort: Gerð.
Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Óðinn. Can also be pronounced “Frigga”.
Fulla - Frigg´s handmaid.
Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough.
Hel - Queen of Helheim, the Norse underworld.
Heimdallur - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm.
Hermóður - The heroic son of Odin.Tried to rescue Baldur.
Hlín - Goddess of consolation and protection.
Höðr - God of winter. Killed by Vali.
Hœnir - The silent god.
Iðunn - Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi.
Jörð - Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Þórr by Óðinn.
Kvasir - God of inspiration. Killed by Dwarves.
Lofn - Goddess of forbidden loves.
Loki - Trickster and god of mischief . Consort: Sigyn (also called Saeter).
Magni - God of strength. Son of Thor.
Máni - God of the Moon.
Mímir - Óðinn´s uncle. Decapitated by Vanir.
Nanna - Goddess of joy and peace, an Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti. Died because of Baldur’s death.
Nerþus - A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr.
Njörður - God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth. Killed in Ragnarok.
Nótt - Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagur by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively.
Óðinn - The “All Father” God of war, associated with wisdom, poetry, and magic (The Ruler of the gods).
Sága - An obscure goddess, possibly another name for Frigg.
Rán - Goddess of the sea.
Sif - Wife of Thor. Goddess of harvest.
Sjöfn - Goddess of love.
Skaði - Goddess of winter; Njörðr’s wife.
Snotra - Goddess of prudence.
Sol (Sunna) - Goddess of Sun. Swallowed by Skoll.
Thor - son of Óðinn God of thunder and battle. Consort: Sif.
Thruer - daughter of Thor and Sif.
Týr - God of war. Also the god of the skies.
Ullr - God of ski/winter, hunt, and duel. Son of Sif.
Váli - God of revenge.
Vár - Goddess of contract.
Vé - One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vili.
Víðarr - God of the forest, revenge and silence.
Vör - Goddess of wisdom.
Yggdrasil - Tree of life. Connects the 9 worlds.
Lesser figuresÆgir - Ruler of the sea. Consort: Rán.
Andhrímnir - Cook of the gods.
Aurvandil - A minor character in the Skáldskaparmál with cognates in other Germanic tales.
Lists of Norse gods and goddesses contained in the Prose Edda
Gods
Gylfaginning (20-34)
Óðinn
Þór god of thunder
Baldur
Njörður
Freyr
Týr
Bragi
Heimdal
Thor
Höðr
Víðar
Áli or Váli
Ullr
Forseti
Skáldskaparmál (1)
Óðinn
Þór
Njörðr
Freyr
Týr
Heimdal
Bragi
Víðar
Váli
Ullr
Hœnir
Forseti
Þula
Ygg
Þór god of thunder
Yngvi-Freyr
Víðar
Baldur
Váli
Heimdal
Týr
Njörðr
Bragi
Höðr
Forsseih
Od
Loki
Goddesses
Gylfaginning (35)
Frigg
Sága
Eir
Gefjon
Fulla
Freyja
Sjöfn
Lofn
Vár
Vör
Syn
Hlín
Snotra
Gná
Sol
Bil
Skáldskaparmál (1)
Frigg
Freyja
Gefjon
Iðunn
Gerd
Sigyn
Fulla
Nanna
Þula
Frigg
Freyja
Fulla
Snotra
Gerð
Gefjon
Gná
Lofn
Skadi
Jörð
Iðunn
Ilm
Bil
Njörun
Hlín
Nanna
Hnoss
Rind
Sjöfn
Sol
Sága
Sigyn
Vör
Vár
Syn
Þrúð
Rán