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Culture & Region
Norse/Scandinavia
Time Period
c. 13th century CE attestations (Prose Edda)
Domains
Healingmedicinemedical skill
Symbols & Animals
Medicinal herbshealing arts
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Uncertain; possibly cultic
Key Myths & Stories
Best physician; handmaiden of Frigga (or Valkyrie); heals gods/humans
Related Deities
≈ Asclepius traditions; ≈ Baba/Gula (Mesopotamian healing)