Freyja, the Great Goddess of the North
Britt-Mari Näsström, Ph.D.is a professor in the History of Religions at Göteborg University.  Her main focus is on the Great Goddess in religions, especially in the Old Norse religion and in those of Classical Antiquity.  She has publishedO Mother of the Gods and Men: Some thoughts in Emperor Julian's Discourse on the Mother of the Godsand several articles about Goddesses in Classical Antiquity and in the "mystery religions".Dr. Näsström has also written about the rituals of sacrifice in Old Norse religion, and is the author of a students' introduction to the Prechristian Religions, published in 2001.