Freya by Virginia Loh-Hagan Gods and goddesses were the main characters of myths Myths are traditional stories from ancient cultures Storytellers answered questions about the world by creating exciting explanations People thought myths were true Myths explained the unexplainable They helped people make sense of human behavior and nature Today we use science to explain the world But people still love myths Myths may not be literally true But they have meaning They tell us something about our history and culture GODS GODDESSES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
CHAPTER 1 HOSTAGES Who is Freya What happened between the Aesir and Vanir Freya was a Norse goddess Norse means from the Norway area She was the goddess of love She was the goddess of beauty She was the goddess of war She was the goddess of death She was the goddess of fertility Fertility is the ability to make babies Many women prayed to her They wanted help with childbirth They wanted help with marriage They wanted to have good crops 44
Freya was really beautiful She had blonde hair She had blue eyes She was called the Fair One Fair means pretty Every woman wanted to be Freya Every man wanted to marry her There were two tribes of Norse gods and goddesses They were the Vanir and the Aesir Freya was a Vanir goddess Freya loved poems and music 5
