Drinks daily with Odin in Sokkvabekk.
Saga (Old Norse Sága) is an Asynja mentioned in Grímnismál 7 and Gylfaginning 35. According to Grímnismál she drinks daily with Odin from golden cups in Sokkvabekk ('the sunken bench'), a hall where cool waves murmur above. Snorri confirms this in his enumeration of the Asynjur.
Saga has sometimes been identified with Frigg, partly because both are described in close company with Odin, but the identification is disputed. Her name may be related to the verb segja ('to tell'), which would make her a goddess of storytelling, but the etymology is uncertain. Beyond these few attestations no independent myths about her survive.
Sources in the Eddas
- Grímnismál 7
- Odin describes Sokkvabekk where he and Saga daily drink from golden cups.
Interpretive traditions
A What we know
Saga drinks daily with Odin in Sokkvabekk (Grímnismál 7).
Snorri counts her among the Asynjur (Gylfaginning 35).
B What we think we know
Whether Saga is an independent goddess or an aspect of Frigg is debated among scholars.
C What we do not know
Saga's function and possible cult are undocumented beyond the brief Eddic attestations.