Gersemi
Sign in to saveIn Norse mythology, Gersemi (Old Norse: "relic") is the daughter of Freyja and Óðr, and the twin sister of Hnoss. She is the goddess of beauty, adoration and freedom.
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In Norse mythology, Gersemi (Old Norse: "relic") is the daughter of Freyja and Óðr, and the twin sister of Hnoss. She is the goddess of beauty, adoration and freedom.
== Name == The Old Norse name Gersemi means 'treasure', something which is considered precious or valuable. It is most likely a derivative of the unattested Old Norse noun *gersamr, compared with the Icelandic gersemi or the Old Swedish gärsimi ('treasure'), and with the Danish gjørsum (a special fine imposed on a manslaughterer).
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