Sjöfn

According to Snorri Sturluson, one of the Ásynjur. She is attested in Gylfaginning:

The seventh is Sjöfn: she is most diligent in turning the thoughts of men to love, both of women and of men; and from her name love-longing is called sjafni.

Sjöfn is presumably another name for Frigg.

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References

Sources

  • Gylfaginning, 35.
  • Nafnaþulur.