Gods and godesses Flashcards

1
Q

7 most important gods and godesses in norse mythology

A
Odin
Frigg
Thor
Loki
Freya
Balder
Hel
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2
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Odins 2 children

A

Thor

Loki

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3
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Odins wife

A

Frigg

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4
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What two groups were the norse gods were sperated into

A

AEsir

Vanir

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5
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Who was odin the king of

A

AEsir

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6
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What was odin known as?

A

“The father of gods”

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7
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Frigg was regarded as …

A

The queen of the AEsir gods , most important of all norse goddesses

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8
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Thor was the god of..

A

Thunder and lightning

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9
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What was thors hammer called

A

Mjolnir

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10
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What were the animals who pulled his chariot

A

Goats, tanngnoist

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11
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Loki was the …

A

Trickster, evil god

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12
Q

Loki is Thors…

A

Adopted brother

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13
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Freya was the goddess of …

A

Fate, love beuaty, gold, ar and fertility

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14
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Balder is the god of

A

light and purity

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15
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Lokis daughter is

A

Hel

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16
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Who is the most famous god and why?

A

Balder because he died

17
Q

What consisted of Hels body

A

Hal was flesh and blood, the other half was just bones

18
Q

Hel presided over …

A

The norse underworld

19
Q

Where woukd vikings go if they didnt die in battle

A

The norse underworld ruled by Hel

20
Q

Balder was the god of…

A

Light and purity

21
Q

What was balder described as

A

Fair, kind, a handsome god, whose beauty was unparaelled

22
Q

How did blader die

A

He was shot as withan arrow carved out of misletoe by Loki

23
Q

What was balders weakness

A

Mistletoe

24
Q

What did balders mother do to make sure Balderdidnt die

A

Visited every entity in the cosmos to secure an oath from them that they wouldn’t harm her son

25
Q

Who killed Balder

A

Loki

26
Q

Who was she a member of

A

The Vanir

27
Q

What did she rule over

A

The heavenly meadow of Folkvangr

28
Q

Where would the poeple who died in combact go

A

Heavenly meadow of Folkvangr

29
Q

Where would the other half of the people that died in combact go

A

Valkyries to Valhalla

30
Q

Who was the Valkyries ruled by?

A

Odin

31
Q

What animals pulled Freyas chariot

A

Two cats and a boar called hildisvini

32
Q

What was the form of magic called Seidr

A

Magic that gave Freya the ability to control and manipulate teh desires an prosperity of others.

33
Q

Why was thor regarded as one of the strongest of all the norse deities

A

Becaus ehe was tasked with safegarding Asgard

34
Q

Frigg was the godess of

A

The sky

35
Q

What was frigg associated with

A

Wisdom, marrige, family, fertility, also blessed with the power of divination

36
Q

What day of the week stems from her name

A

Friday

37
Q

What was odin depicted as

A

One-eyed

Bearded old man, wearing a hat and a cloak who rode a flying 8 legged horse called sleipnir

38
Q

What themes was odin associated with (5)

A

Wisdom, knowlage, healing, death, war

39
Q

What day of the week is associated with odin

A

Wednesday, word comes from woden a variation of odins name