A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor, the thunder god, had a beautiful wife who was, along with the goddess Freya, the most attractive goddess in the Norse pantheon. Sif's characteristic feature was her golden hair, later replaced by a wig.
Left: Goddess Sif. A 1995 color illustration by Nick Beale. Image credit: John Charles Dollman - Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) (1909). Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas. London: Harrap; Right: Loki cuts off Sif's hair. Katharine Pyle, 1930
Thor loved his wife, who bore him two daughters, Lora and Thrud, famous for their strength.
Skaldic poetry and the Younger Edda by Snorri Sturluson, the "Skáldskaparmál" (the language of poetry), confirm that Thor had two sons with his mistress (or wife), Jarnsaxa: Magni and Modi. He was Ull's (Uller's) stepfather; Ull was the patron of winter, a handsome skier, skater, hunter, and excellent archer. He is considered Sif's son.
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