Hnoss- Norse GodDeity
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Domains
treasurebeauty
Description
Daughter of Freya and the wandering god Óðr. Snorri writes in the Gylfaginning that she was so beautiful her name became the word for anything precious: hnossir, treasures.
Mythology & Lore
Freya's Daughter
Snorri names Hnoss in the Gylfaginning as a daughter of Freya and Óðr. She was so beautiful, he writes, that "whatever is beautiful and precious is called hnossir" after her. Her sister Gersemi bore a name with the same meaning. Neither appears in any surviving Eddic poem or saga beyond this single passage.
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