Frigga (Frih-gah) is the matron goddess of the home and of the mysteries of the married woman. She is the goddess of motherhood, fertility, love, marriage and housework. Particularly concerned with keeping social order. She is called on for blessings when women are giving birth and for help in matters of traditional women's crafts (spinning, weaving, cooking, sewing) and the magic worked thereby. Mothers who want to protect their children can also call on Frigga. In olden days, this was especially the case with sons going out to battle, for whom their mothers would weave or sew special protective items. Matron of good, strong marriage, childbirth and child rearing, as well as the various necessary crafts of the home- spinning is especially attributed to her care, hence the distaff/spindle are long-held symbols of the beloved Goddess from Heathen times. She is also a seeress, who knows the destiny and fate of all, although she seldom reveals it. While Freyja seems to enjoy the greatest popularity within preserved sources, it is undoubtedly Frigga who is highest of all Goddesses. And despite the likeness of names and a somewhat similar relationship to Odin, Frigga should not be confused with Freyja, who shares none of her essential traits.

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