Hnoss
thumb|right|Heimdall and the little Hnoss in: how all things came to be by [[Willy Pogany (1920).]] In Norse mythology, Hnoss (Old Norse: "treasure") is the daughter of Freyja and Óðr, and the twin sister of Gersemi. She is the goddess of wealth, friendship and happiness.
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thumb|right|Heimdall and the little Hnoss in: how all things came to be by [[Willy Pogany (1920).]] In Norse mythology, Hnoss (Old Norse: "treasure") is the daughter of Freyja and Óðr, and the twin sister of Gersemi. She is the goddess of wealth, friendship and happiness.
== Name == The Old Norse term Hnoss has been translated in a variety of ways by scholars and folklorists. David Leeming and Christopher Fee in their joint book The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother claim that Hnoss' name was drawn from the word for "gem," in which she is described as sparkling like a diamond. Given Hnoss is the daughter of the most beautiful goddess Freyja, it should come as no surprise that jewels bear her name.