Sigyn on left, pictured in “Loki” by
Mårten Eskil Winge (1890)
Names, Titles & Their meanings:
Sigyn – “Victory Girlfriend” “Victory Wife”
Tribal
Affiliations:
Loki & his family, the Aesir, the Vanir (debated),
Plants: None traditionally. Butterfly bushes, flowers, dandelions, and
weeds, in other words, what a child would pick from the yard to make a bouquet for their mother(modern)
Animals: None traditionally. Butterflies, dragonflies, ladybugs, and caterpillars (modern)
Sacred Symbols: The Bowl, her arms, hands, shades of purple (modern)
Sacred places: None, though in modern times she is often worshipped
as a goddess of the house
What was she goddess of?: In modern worship she is the goddess of fidelity,
honor, duty, love, forgiveness, the duties of a wife and mother, grieving
mothers, orphans, the disabled, the forgotten, grieving families, the sick, the
hurt, and the comforter of broken hearts
Traditional Offerings: Milk, mead, meat, vegetables
Some Modern Offerings: Holding the Bowl for her so that she can rest,
donations to help families in need, helping others, kindness, activism for the
disabled, fighting for mothers and children in need, helping someone to grieve
The goddess of fidelity is a sweet goddess but don’t mistake that sweetness for complacency. She loves fiercely and will protect those that she loves by any means possible. Comfort food and nights in are her domain and she watches over all those who dare to love vicariously. Darkness always seems to follow the light and the mixing of both bring about the prettiest masterpieces.
I borrowed some ideas from p5′s Loki and she’d probably have hooves as well, though her colors are likely muted save for golden hair. Her design is based off of various types of deer and wild cats. She’s only ever described as sitting sadly next to her husband as she collects the venom dripping above him, but she’s not forced to stay there. At any time Sigyn could walk away and leave Loki to his torment , alone.
So although she appears demure on the outside much like a deer I personally feel there’s a ferocity under the surface. She stays with him, whispering her words of love so he doesn’t lose spirit. Their sons were unjustly slain in her eyes, for crimes they did not commit. She sacrifices her own gratification in going after the other gods alone and waits until the foretold day her husband will break loose and bring ruin.
After all, her name means ‘victory’. She is a mother, the goddess of devotion, waiting patiently to exact vengeance for the fate of her sons.
Holding the Bowl 