Sif
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This early 20th century depiction of Sif shows her with long blond hair.
Sif is a goddess in Norse mythology. She is the wife of Thor and mother of Thrud and Ull.
Sif has hair made of gold. It grows just like normal hair. Her original hair's color looked like wheat. Loki cut off Sif's hair as a prank. When Thor found out he made Loki have golden hair made for her by the Dwarves.
It is believed that Sif was a goddess of the home, of field and of the crop. It is also said that she had some control of destiny.
A volcano on the planet Venus is named after Sif. Sif is also a character in the comic book The Mighty Thor from Marvel Comics.
[edit] External links
- Sif - A research and devotional site dedicated to Sif
| Norse Mythology |
| Gods and Goddesses: Odin | Frigg | Freyja | Thor | Loki | Tyr | Vidar | Sif | Móði and Magni | Thrud | Ull | Baldur | Heimdall | Jord |
| Locations: Asgard | Midgard | Niflheim | Hel | Valhalla | Jotunheim | Muspelheim | Bifröst | Yggdrasil | Niðavellir |
| Races and groups: Æsir | Vanir | Giants | Dwarves | Valkyrie | Norns |
| Other: Jörmungandr | Fenrir | Hel |Ragnarök | Hugin and Munin | Mjolnir | Runestones |
