Sigyn
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Sigyn was, in Norse mythology, the wife of Loki, who bore him two sons, Narvi and Váli. Called the "child bride", she married Loki at an early age.
Her name according to some sources means: "Victory". Alternative spellings of Sigyn include "Sigunn" and "Siguna". It is still used as a female name in Iceland.
[edit] Origins
It is unknown whether Sigyn can be counted among the Aesir, Vanir or Jotun tribes by birth. Nothing is known of her parentage. Raven Kaldera's 'Jotunbok' suggests that she was a foundling, raised by the Vanir, who later thoroughly allied herself with the Jotun tribes that Loki her husband was affiliated. These would notably include the Iron Wood Clan, headed by Loki's other wife Angrboda, the mother of Hel, Fenrir and Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent.
[edit] Modern Pagans & Sigyn
There is little surviving lore about her, but the modern Germanic Neopagan movement, particularly those working with the Rokkr or Jotun deities, seem to have a great deal of unverified personal gnosis (UPG) concerning Sigyn. Those who work with her speak of a very gentle, kind goddess, possessed of an iron strength underneath it all. She is known to some as the Lady of Endurance for all that she has suffered for love of Loki.
[edit] Sigyn's Loyalty
When Loki was bound to three rocks for the murder of Baldr, Sigyn did not abandon him. She stood by him while the gods took a terrible revenge for Loki's crimes. Odin turned her son Váli into a ravenging wolf, who proceeded to tear apart his brother Narvi. After that, the gods bound Loki to three slabs of stone with Narvi's entrails and his enemy Skadi positioned a poisonous snake over his prone form to always drip venom in his eyes.
The grieving Sigyn did not leave her husband's side. She stood over him with a great basin, catching the dripping poison to try to help ease some of his suffering. But, from time to time, her bowl would be full and Sigyn would have to step away to empty it. When she was away and the venom dripped into his eyes, the pain it caused Loki was said to be so intense that he would thrash about and cause earthquakes.
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