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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Sibyl

Prophetess. Sibyl was actually the Latin name for several prophetesses that appeared in Roman legends. One of the Sibyls guided the Trojan hero Aeneas to the Underworld to talk to his father, Anchises. Sibyl appeared to be a title rather than a name.

According to the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, Sibyl was another name for Sif. Sibyl (Sif) married Tror or Thor. Despite the name, Sif didn't appear to have any divination skill in Norse literature.

The first poem in the Poetic Edda, Voluspa, was frequently translated into English as the "Sibyl's Prophecy". Judging by the poem, Odin was trying to get Sibyl to reveal the secrets of the future, hoping to either avoid his doom at Ragnarok or possibly save what he could of the present world.

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Sibyl, Sibylla.

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Witches:

  • • Teutonic Wise Women
  • • Heid
  • • Sibyl
  • • Groa
  • • Borghild
  • • Grimhild
  • • Yrsa (Yrse)
  • • Skuld
  • • Hvit
  • • Thorbjörg líilvölva
Sif

Sif

Goddess of corn and fertility(?). She was a goddess with beautiful golden hair. Not much is known about Sif. Sif was possibly a Vanir goddess originally, like the goddess Freyja . Sif was the wife and consort of Thor . She had a son named Ull . Or...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Thorbjörg líilvölva

Thorbjörg líilvölva

The prophetess in Eiriks Saga Rauda , a 13th century Icelanders' saga. Thorbjörg earned the name líilvölva , which means "little sibyl", because she was known for her prophecies. Thorbjörg had nine sisters, and they were all prophetess, but they h...

February 1st, 2007 • Jimmy Joe
Witches

Witches

This page should actually be called Witches and Sibyls. Below are some articles on wise-women that are found in Norse myths, which included: witches, sorceresses and prophetesses. I have also included women known for their wisdom. Background Magic...

September 28th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Hjordis (Sisibe)

Hjordis (Sisibe)

In the Icelandic legend, Hjördís (Hjordis) was the wife of Sigmund and the mother of the hero Sigurd . Hjördís is known by various names. In the Icelandic works she was Hjördís or Hiordis the daughter of King Eylimi (though in the song of Hyndla ,...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Other Asyniur

Other Asyniur

The following Asyniur were mentioned by Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda. Not much else is known about these goddesses. Gerd A mountain giantess who married Freyr . known for her great beauty. For more detail, see Giants, Gerd . Saga Not much is...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Doom of Odin

Doom of Odin

Doom of Odin from Prophecy of the Sibyl "I find no comfort in the shade Under the branch of the Great Ash. I remember the mist of our ancient past. As I speak to you in the present, My ancient eyes see the terrible future. "Do you not see what I s...

March 4th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Sigrun

Sigrun

Valkyrie and lover of the hero Helgi . Sigrun was the daughter of King Hogni. Sigrun was due to marry Hodbrod (Hodbrodd), son of King Granmar, whom she despised and had no intention of marrying. So when Sigrun met Helgi, son of Sigmund , she urged...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
The Dísir

The Dísir

The dísir were lesser female deities in the Norse religion. They were female fertility beings or spirits with the power to protect home and crops. The dísir could also assist women in childbirth. The word dísir means "divine ladies" or "goddesses"...

August 17th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Signy

Signy

Signy was the daughter of Volsung and Ljod ( Hljod ). She was the sister of Sigmund (her twin) and nine other brothers. Signy was the reluctant bride of Siggeir , king of Gothland. She immediately knew that Siggeir was treacherous and murderous. S...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Brynhild (Brünhild)

Brynhild (Brünhild)

A Valkyrie . Brynhild was the daughter of Budli. She was the sister of Atli and Bekkhild, and possibly of Oddrun. Brynhild was also the foster-daughter of Heimir. In an Eddaic poem, Helreid Brynhildar ( Brynhild's Ride to Hell ), it says that she ...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe

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