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Also known as Gefjun

thumb|300px|Detail of the Gefion Fountain (1908) by [[Anders Bundgaard]] In Norse mythology, Gefjon (Old Norse: ; alternatively spelled Gefion, or Gefjun , pronounced without secondary syllable stress) is a goddess associated with ploughing, the Danish island of Zealand, the legendary Swedish king Gylfi, the legendary Danish king Skjöldr, foreknowledge, her oxen children, and virginity. Gefjon is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; in the works of skalds; an

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It sits within the topics Agricultural goddesses, Ásynjur and Death goddesses.

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goddess
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Ásynjur
Gender
female
Spouse
Skjöldr
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Copenhagen statue of Gefion.jpg
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Gefjun
described by source
Poetic Edda
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