Editing Goddess (section)

====Germanic====
[[File:Freia Gestures to Hyndla by Frølich.jpg|thumb|The goddess [[Freyja]] is nuzzled by the boar [[Hildisvíni]] while gesturing to [[Hyndla]] (1895) by [[Lorenz Frølich]].]]
{{Further|List of Germanic deities and heroes#Goddesses}}

Surviving accounts of [[Continental Germanic mythology|Germanic mythology]] and [[Norse mythology]] contain numerous tales of female goddesses, [[Jötunn|giantesses]], and divine female figures in their scriptures. The [[Germanic peoples]] had altars erected to the [[Matres and Matrones|"Mothers and Matrons"]] and held celebrations specific to these goddesses (such as the Anglo-Saxon [[Mōdraniht|"Mothers-night"]]). Various other female deities are attested among the Germanic peoples, such as [[Nerthus]] attested in an early account of the Germanic peoples, [[Ēostre]] attested among the [[Anglo-Saxon paganism|pagan Anglo-Saxons]], and [[Sinthgunt]] attested among the pagan continental Germanic peoples. Examples of goddesses attested in Norse mythology include [[Frigg]] (wife of [[Odin]], and the Anglo-Saxon version of whom is namesake of the modern English weekday [[Friday]]), [[Skaði]] (one time wife of [[Njörðr]]), Njerda (Scandinavian name of [[Nerthus]]), that also was married to [[Njörðr]] during Bronze Age, [[Freyja]] (wife of [[Óðr]]), [[Sif]] (wife of [[Thor]]), [[Gerðr]] (wife of [[Freyr]]), and personifications such as [[Jörð]] (earth), [[Sól (Sun)|Sól]] (the sun), and [[Nótt]] (night). Female deities also play heavily into the Norse concept of death, where half of those slain in battle enter Freyja's field [[Fólkvangr]], [[Hel (being)|Hel]]'s realm [[Hel (location)|of the same name]], and [[Rán]] who receives those who die at sea. Other female deities such as the [[valkyries]], the [[norns]], and the [[dís]]ir are associated with a Germanic concept of [[destiny|fate]] (Old Norse ''[[Wyrd|Ørlög]]'', Old English ''[[Wyrd]]''), and celebrations were held in their honour, such as the [[Dísablót]] and [[Disting]].