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Eir
Eir ("help" or "mercy" in Old Norse) is, in
Norse mythology, a
goddess of the
Æsir who is called 'best of physicians' in the
Edda. Eir is also counted among the
Valkyries, connecting her to the ability to 'choose the slain' and awaken the dead. She was skilled at all kinds of healing, particularly
herbcraft, and was even capable of
resurrection. She is one of the goddesses on the mountain Lyfia ("to heal through magic"). She was also good friends with
Frigg and is listed as one of her twelve handmaidens. Eir is also the name of one of the nine maidens who serve the
giantess Menglöd in the poem
Svipdagsmál.
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Eir
[Norse] Eir ("mercy") is a minor Norse goddess of healing. She knew the secret powers of herbs, with which she could even resurrect the dead. She taught the art of healing only to women, who, in ancient Scandinavia, were the only physicians. She is the patroness of health-care workers, called on against sickness or injury. She is one of the goddesses on the mountain called Lyfia ("to heal through magic"), and gives both physical and psychic means of healing; shamanic healing, especially, falls into her realm Eir is a companion of the goddess Frigg.
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