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In Norse mythology, the goddess Freya drove a chariot pulled by two cats.
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That, in Norse mythology, only half of those who die in combat join Odin in the halls of Valhalla. The other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr.
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There's a naming committee for children in Iceland, and in 2017 it rejected a couple's application to call theirs 'Hel', after the Norse Goddess of the Underworld. The reasoning was it would cause social difficulties for it while growing up.
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The name vanadium came from a Norse goddess, Vanadis, but was chosen because Sefstrom realized no other element started with the letter V.
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Skiing has existed for thousands of years, and the Norse Goddess Skadi was an expert skier
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There is a Norse goddess named Freyja, who rides a chariot pulled by two cats
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Friday comes from Old English Frīġedæġ, meaning the day of the Norse Goddess of Fertility, Frigga, wife of Odin
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"Scandinavia" likely comes from the name of the Norse goddess of skiing, Skaði.
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The modern word for 'sun' in the Scandinavian languages - 'sol' - has managed to keep its ancient form both in spelling and pronunciation. Originally being the name of Sol, the Norse goddess and personification of the sun, the word possibly goes as far back as to Proto-Indo-European times.
