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[[Image:Heimdall and little Hnossa by Willy Pogany.png|thumb|right|"[[Heimdallr|Heimdall]] and little Hnossa - how all things came to be" (1920) by [[Willy Pogany]].]] |
[[Image:Heimdall and little Hnossa by Willy Pogany.png|thumb|right|"[[Heimdallr|Heimdall]] and little Hnossa - how all things came to be" (1920) by [[Willy Pogany]].]] |
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In [[Norse mythology]], '''Hnoss''' ([[Old Norse]] "treasure"<ref name=ORCHARD87>Orchard (1997:87).</ref>) is the daughter of [[Freyja]] and [[Óðr]], and sister of [[Gersemi]]. |
In [[Norse mythology]], '''Hnoss''' ([[Old Norse]] "treasure"<ref name=ORCHARD87>Orchard (1997:87).</ref>) is the daughter of [[Freyja]] and [[Óðr]], and the almost identical sister of [[Gersemi]]. She is the goddess of desire and lust. In Gylfaginning it says, "She is so lovely that whatever is beautiful and valuable is called treasure from her name." Some have even translated her name as "jewel" or "gem". |
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Revision as of 01:14, 20 April 2016
In Norse mythology, Hnoss (Old Norse "treasure"[1]) is the daughter of Freyja and Óðr, and the almost identical sister of Gersemi. She is the goddess of desire and lust. In Gylfaginning it says, "She is so lovely that whatever is beautiful and valuable is called treasure from her name." Some have even translated her name as "jewel" or "gem".
Notes
- ^ Orchard (1997:87).
References
- Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2