- Sunrise

[Words To Image. The story my mind paints as I look at this random picture]

Frigg, the Norse goddess of marriage, married to Odin, is beautiful in all things. In appearance, with porcelain skin, the complexion of pearls, fiery red hair as breathtaking as the grandest sunrise, and in spirit, the zest of a million smiles, blanketed in a love for all of mankind. Her gift to them was protector of marriages. During ceremonies, she would bless the happy couples, showering them with love and commitment, giving them both the hearts to fulfill and maintain their vows, safeguarding their bonds. She modeled each blessing with the longstanding devotion Odin had shown to her. Unions throughout the world were solid and free from dismay during this time.

And then, one day, Odin's eyes strayed. They landed upon the mesmerizing allure of Adul, the goddess of all things sexual. First, his eyes and then his intentions followed quickly by his actions. Odin forgot about his beloved wife, the heavenly protector of marriages. Her blessings could not save the happiness between them. It was powerless to the clutches of the tempting Adul. Odin and Adul altered the order of the heavens with their lust and shortly thereafter she bore him the son, Bastar.

Upon discover of what he had done, Frigg began to lose sight of their union. She forgot her own blessing to herself and little by little her love for Odin began to fade. Throughout the years, Odin continued to stray, each time resulting in another child, all by others, none by Frigg.

Her heart began to grow weary and cold. The luster behind her eyes dimmed, and the corners of her smile began to flatten. She felt nothing for Odin now. She watched each child grow and take their place beside their mighty father all the while longing for her own heir, one who would be rightfully so. None ever came.

Frigg, determined to have her revenge, decided to forgo the blessings of unions. Not another will be given, she vowed. And when mankind fell waste to their own desires, the heavens would know that it was the result of Odin's own doings. He would be the downfall of all mankind. If Frigg could not receive her own blessing, then no one would either.

She took friendship with Sol, the goddess who drives the sun across the sky, and vowed to welcome each day with a reminder to all mankind just what the mighty Odin had done. First, she reminds them of her blessings by painting her arrival red or shades of pink, signifying the colors of love and the relection of her long locks of hair. And then quickly allows it to turn golden to signify the lust of mankind and his desire for excess, regardless of the cost to others. That is why, every morning Luna, the moon goddess, flees from Frigg. She, too, fell under the eye of the mighty Odin. While Frigg may be small in stature, her scorned wrath is mightier than that of her husband. When Luna sees the heavenly reminder painting the sky, she retreats to the darker side of Earth.

Frigg no longer smiles the smile of olden times. She no longer blesses the unions of mankind. She allows them to rule over their own marriages, without protection, and face the consequences of their own choices.

To this day, Frigg's complexion is still as white as pearls, but her smile is as distant as her gift to us.

Mankind hasn't fared well since then.