deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

Aesir - (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard

Vanir - (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir

Balder, Baldr - (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth

Brage, Bragi - (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin

Elli - (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match

Forseti - god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna

Frey, Freyr - god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir

Freya, Freyja - goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey

Frigg, Frigga - goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin

Heimdal, Heimdall, Heimdallr - god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard

Hel, Hela - goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld

Hoenir - one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind

Hoder, Hodr, Hoth, Hothr - a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe

Idun, Ithunn - goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young

Loki - (Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor

Nanna - (Norse mythology) wife of Balder

Njord, Njorth - (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus

Norn - (Norse mythology) any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae

Odin - (Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan

Sif - (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home

Sigyn - (Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison

Thor - (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar

Tyr, Tyrr - (Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu

Ull, Ullr - (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor

Vali - (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin

Vidar, Vithar, Vitharr - (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok