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    Freya is the goddess of love, fertility, wealth, death and witchcraft in Norse mythology. She is a member of the Vanir and the twin sister of Freyr. Freya rules over Folkvangr, a meadow afterlife where half of those who die in battle go. She has a magical cloak made of falcon feathers that allows the wearer to transform. Freya was known as a practitioner of Norse magic and was the first to teach witchcraft to both gods and humans.

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    Freya is the goddess of love, fertility, wealth, death and witchcraft in Norse mythology. She is a member of the Vanir and the twin sister of Freyr. Freya rules over Folkvangr, a meadow afterlife where half of those who die in battle go. She has a magical cloak made of falcon feathers that allows the wearer to transform. Freya was known as a practitioner of Norse magic and was the first to teach witchcraft to both gods and humans.

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    Freya is the goddess of love, fertility, wealth, death and witchcraft in Norse mythology. She is a member of the Vanir and the twin sister of Freyr. Freya rules over Folkvangr, a meadow afterlife where half of those who die in battle go. She has a magical cloak made of falcon feathers that allows the wearer to transform. Freya was known as a practitioner of Norse magic and was the first to teach witchcraft to both gods and humans.

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    Freya is the goddess of love, fertility, wealth, death and witchcraft in Norse mythology. She is a member of the Vanir and the twin sister of Freyr. Freya rules over Folkvangr, a meadow afterlife where half of those who die in battle go. She has a magical cloak made of falcon feathers that allows the wearer to transform. Freya was known as a practitioner of Norse magic and was the first to teach witchcraft to both gods and humans.

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    Goddess of love, lust, fertility, war, nature, wealth, death, and witchcraft.

    A member of the Vanir.

    Her twin brother is Freyr and her father is Njord.

    Her husband is Odr, with whom she shares daughters Hnoss and Gersimi (their names translate
    to 'precious' or 'treasure' and reflect on her wealth aspect).

    Odr (an offshoot of Odin) was said to have left her frequently in order to travel the world. When
    he left, she wept golden tears.

    She rules over Folkvangr, a meadow paradise afterlife in which half of those who died in combat
    shall go.

    She has a carriage drawn by two cats or lynxes, and a coat made of falcon feathers that enables
    the wearer to transform into the bird.

    "Possibly, the boar Hildisvíni should also be counted among Freyja’s attributes; the Hyndluljóð
    poem has her riding said boar, and a boar connection, in general, is made more plausible by the
    fact that her brother Freyr is also associated with a boar, in his case named Gullinborsti. Sýr,
    another name of Freyja’s, is sometimes translated as ‘sow’, too, but it also might mean ‘to
    protect’, ‘to shield,’ in which case it would negate this third boar link." [link]

    Brisingamen is a torc necklace worn by Freyja. It was borrowed by Thor when he impersonated
    her to get his hammer back from the Jotun that stole it.

    Freyja was known as a völva (a practitioner of Seidr, or Norse witchcraft). She was the first to
    spread witchcraft and magic to the gods, and to humans as well.

    Associations:
    Day: Friday
    Planet: moon
    Number: 13
    Runes: berkana and ehwaz

    Primroses; mugwort; bird berry; holly; bedstraw; flax; hemp

    Cats, rabbits, boars, ladybugs, falcon, swallow

    Honey, mead, flowers, ale, apples, barley, pork, chocolate, fruit (strawberries, raspberries, etc),
    candy,

    Sing love songs for her or compose poetry

    "It is traditional to feed stray or feral cats as an offering to Freya. Adopting some cats may get
    you into good graces, too, provided that you treat them well."

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