Freya is a mythical Asgardian appearing in American comic books published by

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, based on the Norse deity of the same name. Within the context of the stories, Freya is the Asgardian goddess of fertility. She appears as a supporting character of

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Publication history

Freya first appeared in ''Thor'' #321 (Oct. 1993) and was created by

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and

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Mythical character biography

Freya is the Goddess of Fertility who used to work as a former Valkyrie. The people of Asgard have started a cult that worships her on the Isle of Love. On one occasion, Rimthursar lied to Freya stating that Odin has died in order to trick her into crying so that Rimthursar can collect her tears. Freya had an artifact named after her called the Cloak of Freya which Loki once used to turn

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into a

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. Freya's history was later retconned where she was the daughter of the

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Thyrm and her position was given to the similarly-names fellow goddess

Freyja In Norse paganism, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chario ...

. Thyrm once tried to get Thor and Loki to give him Mjolnir in exchange for Thor's hand in marriage to Freya. Thor and Loki were able to outwit Thyrm.''Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #15

Powers and abilities

Freya has the various superhuman attributes that the other Asgardians have. She can also speak in the languages of the Nine Realms.

References

External links

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at Marvel Appendix {{Marvel Comics deities Marvel Comics Asgardians Comics characters introduced in 1982 Freyja Fictional goddesses Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength