Choosing a Heathen Deity

For newcomers to heathenry here is a quick set of questions which may help you choose a patron deity. Wherever your answer is yes make a note of the letter/s given and see which letters occur most frequently in your answers. Then compare the letters to the list of gods and goddesses below.


Do you especially like being by the seaside?

Yes - G+H+I

Are you fascinated by death?

Yes - I+R+S

Is it important for you to be alert?

Yes - P

Do you only have one sexual partner at a time?

Yes - K+F

Do you like cats?

Yes - E.

Do you take pride in a tidy house?

Yes - B+K

Are you interested in the agricultural year?

Yes - A+B+J+T

Is fertility important to you?

Yes - A+B+J+N+T

Do you try hard to act honestly?

Yes - N

Do you admire the darker side of nature?

Yes - C+I+S

Are you interested in snakes or dragons?

Yes - O+S

Do you especially like springtime?

Yes - A.

Do you especially value wisdom?

Yes - F+B+P+R

Do you work hard to stop friends breaking up?

Yes- L

Is feminine beauty especially important to you?

Yes - E+L

Is security important to you?

Yes - N+P

Do you especially enjoy your food and drink?

Yes - N+O

Do you especially like winter and snow?

Yes - B+C+D

Do you work with metal?

Yes - F

Do you feel especially drawn to springs and lakes?

Yes - B+K+M+T

Do you enjoy poetry?

Yes - Q+R

Are you interested in magic?

Yes - B+E+M+O+R

Do you work with textiles?

Yes - B+E+K

Are you creative?

Yes - F + O

Do you enjoy feeling close to nature?

Yes - A+B+T

Do you enjoy fishing?

Yes - G+H

Do you especially like pigs or wild boar?

Yes - E+J

Do you have high moral standards?

Yes - K

Do you especially like dogs or wolves?

Yes - R+S

Do you especially enjoy sailing?

Yes - G+J

Are you especially interested in the future?

Yes - K+L+M

Do you enjoy thunderstorms?

Yes - N

Do you enjoy martial arts?

Yes - C+R+U

Do you like children?

Yes - B + K

Is sex very important to you?

Yes - E+J

Do you enjoy hunting?

Yes - C+D

Do you value bravery?

Yes - U

Are family ties very important to you?

Yes - L

Are you unconcerned about transvestites?

Yes - O

Are you concerned about the environment?

Yes- A+E+J+M+N+T

Do you enjoy practical jokes?

Yes - O

Do you wish to learn new skills?

Yes - P

Are you drawn to the depths of the earth?

Yes - S+T

Are you interested in the runes?

Yes - E+N+M+P+R

Do you like eagles?

Yes - N+R

Are you particularly interested in English gods and Goddesses?

Yes - A+J+K+N+R

Do you enjoy studying?

Yes - R

Do you value chaos as a creative force?

Yes - O

Do you value silence over gossip?

Yes - K

Now check which deities match your personality

A - Eostre - Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.

B - Holda - German goddess of spinning, nature and children

C - Skadi - Norse goddess of hunting and skiing.

D - Ull - Norse god of hunting.

E - Freya - Major goddesses of magic, fertility and love

F - Weyland/Volund - god of smiths.

G - Njord - Norse god of the seashore and wealth.

H - Aegir - Norse god of the sea.

I - Ran - Norse goddess of the deep sea and drowned sailors.

J - Frey - Major god of fertility and wealth.

K - Frigg - Major goddess of household arts and women.

L - Sif - Norse goddesses of peaceweaving and kinship.

M - Norns (Fates) - Norse goddesses controlling destiny.

N - Thor - Major god of weather fertiliy and protection.

O - Loki - Norse trickster god

P - Heimdall - Norse god defending heaven - the father of men.

Q - Braggi - Norse god of poetry.

R - Odin - Major god of wisdom, war, and peotry.

S - Hel - Norse goddess of the underworld

T- Nerthus / Jord - Germanic/Norse earth goddess

U - Tyr - Major deity of warfare.


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