Freya n. (Written also Frea, Freyia, and Freyja) (Scand. Myth.) The daughter of Njörd, and goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct.
... him into the sea. It cost us that ship, since by the time we had picked him up she had put about and hoisted her large sail. Oh, Olaf is brave enough, we all know that! Still, he ought to have been born a woman or a priest of Freya who only offers flowers. Also, he knows my tongue and ... — The Wanderer's Necklace • H. Rider Haggard
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