[It's weird to talk about this; she usually doesn't go into mythology too much with humans, because that would involve showing too much about herself, and other supernatural beings either know already or have their own gods, which means they couldn't care less about hers.
But Will is... Will. So she'll explain.]
Odin is the All-Father, so we all worshipped him. And all the Valkyries followed his orders, even though Freyja was the one who made us. Some of us. She's the goddess of war, death, fertility, love, beauty. Thor is the god of storms and strength, along with other things, but mostly we associated him with protecting us. Others are more specific, Baldr is the god of light, Bragi of poetry, Sif is the goddess of earth, Forseti the god of justice, Týr is the god of glory and law.
[That's a lot of words, for Kara, and she isn't even done, but she takes a sip of her drink before continuing, trying to think what to say next.]
We could make sacrifices to them or call upon them, depending on what we needed. Lots of sacrifices to Odin, Thor, Freyr, and Freyja would be made before battle. To Ægir to watch over those going to sea. Freyja, for those wanting to conceive. They couldn't always listen, but sometimes they did.
[With a shrug, she finishes off her drink and lapses into silence, feeling self-conscious for having said so much.]
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[It's weird to talk about this; she usually doesn't go into mythology too much with humans, because that would involve showing too much about herself, and other supernatural beings either know already or have their own gods, which means they couldn't care less about hers.
But Will is... Will. So she'll explain.]
Odin is the All-Father, so we all worshipped him. And all the Valkyries followed his orders, even though Freyja was the one who made us. Some of us. She's the goddess of war, death, fertility, love, beauty. Thor is the god of storms and strength, along with other things, but mostly we associated him with protecting us. Others are more specific, Baldr is the god of light, Bragi of poetry, Sif is the goddess of earth, Forseti the god of justice, Týr is the god of glory and law.
[That's a lot of words, for Kara, and she isn't even done, but she takes a sip of her drink before continuing, trying to think what to say next.]
We could make sacrifices to them or call upon them, depending on what we needed. Lots of sacrifices to Odin, Thor, Freyr, and Freyja would be made before battle. To Ægir to watch over those going to sea. Freyja, for those wanting to conceive. They couldn't always listen, but sometimes they did.
[With a shrug, she finishes off her drink and lapses into silence, feeling self-conscious for having said so much.]