The Norse Gods
NameGenealogy Realm Characteristics and Associations Day of week
Odin (Woden) Frigga's spouse, Allfather, skyfather
Ruler of the gods (the Aesir)
Had only one eye,
Two ravens - Thought (Hugin) and Memory (Munin),
Horse - Sleipnir,
Runes and Skaldic mead (poetry),
Gladsheim (his palace),
With his brothers (Vili and Ve) created the earth out of the Frost Giant Ymir's body in Ginnungagap (the void)
Wednesday
Frigga (Frigg) Odin's spouse Wisdom/silence
Mother goddess
Spinning wheel (Friday)
Balder son of Odin Gentle, best loved Killed by Hoder, Balder's blind brother, through Loki's treachery using mistletoe No info
Thor son of Odin Thunder Mjollnir - Thor's hammer Thursday
Freya No info Love and Beauty Claimed share of the dead Friday
Loki Sigyn's spouse Trickster
Evil, mischief
son of two of the Frost Giants (who live in Jotunheim)
sworn brotherhood to Odin
No info
Hel (Hela) Daughter of Loki Death,
Afterlife
Ruler of the dead in frozen Niflheim No info
Tyr No info War and Bravery No info Tuesday
Heimdall No info Fire Warder of Bifrost, the rainbow bridge joining Midgard (Middle Earth) to Asgard No info
Freyr No info Fertility, fruits of earth No info No info
Hoenir brother of Odin Intelligence
Emotion
Brother of Odin
Ruler of the surviving gods after Ragnarok
No info
Valkyries Odin's attendants No info Bring heroes to Valhalla, the Hall of Heroes No info