Alternate Names: Folde, Eorþe, Nerthus, Fira Modor, Eorþan Modor, Hluþana, Hluθena Iconography: Oxen, Wagon, Tree, Pool, Wreaths, Snakes, A Bowl or Cup Domains: Earth, Fertility, Life Historical Attestation Heathen spirituality, rooted in ancient Germanic traditions, places a profound significance on the natural world and its interconnectedness. Central to this worldview is […]
Fríg
Alternate Names: Harke, Herke, Holda, Frau Godan, Frau Wode, Frau Freke, Friggöu, Frea Iconography: The Distaff, Waterfowl Domains: Harvest, Hearth, Prophesy, Textile Crafts, Rulership, Magic, Winter Historical Attestations Attestations to the cult of Fríg are paradoxically few, and also ubiquitous in Germanic folklore, depending upon one’s point of view. The […]
Ingui-Frea
Alternate Names: Ing, Ingui, Yngvi Iconography: Stag antlers, Phallus, A boar? Domains: Fertility, Sex, Peace, Harvest Historical Attestation One of the most widely worshiped gods in all of Germanic Heathendom, Ingui-Frea, (‘The Lord Ing’) is the eponymous god-ancestor of the West-Germanic tribes, the Ingwine. He is known to followers of […]
Woden
Alternate names: Wodan, UUoden, Godan, Weda Iconography: Eye Motif, Man with Horned Helmet, Man with hounds, Ravens Domains: War, Healing, Sex, Magic, Abundance (Harvest), Death Historical Attestation Woden historically held a place of honor among the gods of the West Germanic peoples, particularly the Saxons. This continues to be the […]
Ēostre
Alternate Names: Ēastre, Easter, Ēastro Iconography: Hares, Birds, Eggs, a Woman with a hare Domains: Fertility, Sex, Planting Historical Attestations Called Ēastre in some dialects, and in others Ēastro, this famous Anglo-Saxon goddess is associated with Spring, and the East. In the lore of the English Saxons, her name is […]
