The collective name for the the principal race of Norse gods; they who lived in Asgard, and with the All-Father Odin, ruled the lives of mortal men, the other was the Vanir.
The Aesir gods under the leadership of Odin, included:
- Balder (god of beauty)
- Bragi (god of eloquence)
- Forseti (god of mediation)
- Freyr (god of fertility, who originally was from the Vanir)
- Heimdall (guardian of the bridge)
- Hod (the blind god)
- Loki (god of fire and ally of the frost giants)
- Njord (the sea god, and another ex-Vanir)
- Thor (god of thunder)
- Tyr (god of war)
- Vili (brother to Odin)
- Ve (brother to Odin)
- Vidar (Odin’s son)
The goddesses included:
- Freya (the fertility goddess)
- Frigga (Odin’s wife)
- Sif (Thor’s wife)
- Idun (keeper of the apples of youth)
view the original article by Micha F. Lindemans at the Encyclopedia Mythica™
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/aesir.html
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