Gefjon: Norse Fertility Goddess Who Knew Humans’ Fates, And Plowed Away Part Of Sweden And Gave To Denmark
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Norse myths and legends, Gefjon (Gefion) was the Aesir goddess of fertility, plow, and agriculture. She also possessed extraordinary mental abilities and just like Frigg, she knew the secrets of human fates.
The goddess Gefjun plows up Zealand with her oxen sons. Author: Carl Ehrenberg (1840–1914). Public Domain
According to the Prose Edda, she was one of the maidens in the palace of Frigga (Frigg) (“the beloved”), who in Nordic mythology, was the queen of the gods, Asgard‘s mistress, the wife of Odin , mother of Balder, and stepmother of Hermod, Vidar and Höder.
Gefjon, a beautiful goddess of the Æsir, had many maidservants; all maidens who died unwedded were entrusted to her. According to some authors, Gefjon did not remain a virgin forever but married one of the giants, and she had four sons with him. It happened when Gefjon lived in Jotunheim, the country of legendary giants, located in the very north of Europe.
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