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Ullr – God of ski/winter, hunt, and duel. Thor – son of Óðinn God of thunder and battle. Óðinn – The “All Father” God of war, associated to wisdom, poetry, and magic (The Ruler of the gods). Nótt – Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagur by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively.

Njörður – God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth. Nanna – Goddess of joy and peace, an Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti. Hlín – Goddess of consolation and protection. Heimdall – One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm. Hel – Queen of Helheim, the Norse underworld. Gefjun – Goddess of fertility and plough. Consort: Óður.įrigg – Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Son of Baldr and Nanna.įreyja – Goddess of love, fertility, and battle. Consort: Iðunn.īúri – Ruler of Prehistory, the first god and father of Borr.ĭagur – God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt.įorseti – God of justice, peace and truth. Consort: Bestlaīragi – God of poetry, music and the harp. Dead, Killed by Loki, who tricked his blind brother Hodr into killing him with a spear of mistletoe.īorr – Father of Óðinn, Vili and Ve. The Aesir inhabited the realm of Asgard, the highest and heavenly of the Nine Worlds perched atop the Yggdrasil.īaldur – God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. A second tribe, the gods of fertility, are known as the Vanir clan. Each of them has their own unique story as to why. The almighty Zeus is known to have seven immortal wives. Each of Zeus’ wife has their own unique stories that will keep you invested in the rich mythologies of the Greek Gods. They are Metis, Themis, Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Hera, and Leto. The twelve Norse gods and goddesses that are categorized as the Aesir and identified as the warrior gods. Zeus was known to have 7 wives in the annals. The Germanic people had their own pantheon of deities. Later on, however, they seemed to get along just fine and the Vanir were eventually considered to be a sub-group of the Aesir.

The Aesir and Vanir were in conflict for quite some time, leading to the Aesir-Vanir war. There were predominantly two clans of Norse gods, the Vanir and the Aesir.