Fricka

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Fricka is the goddess of marriage and the jealous, morally rigid wife of Wotan in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

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Fricka canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
goddess
mythological figure
opera character
appearsIn Das Rheingold
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Die Walküre
Götterdämmerung
Siegfried
associatedWith fidelity
law
marriage
social order
basedOn Frigg
Frigga
linked to: Frigg
characterTrait jealous
morally rigid
unyielding
conflictWith Brünnhilde
Sieglinde
creator Richard Wagner
demands Brünnhilde’s obedience to Wotan
punishment of Siegmund
upholding of marriage vows
firstPerformanceOfWork 1876
gender female
hasServant Hunding
hasSibling Donner
Freia
linked to: Freyja

Froh
hasTitle Fricka, Göttin der Ehe
influences Wotan’s decisions
languageOfWork German
medium opera
moralStance strict adherence to law over love
nationalityOfWork German opera
operaGenre music drama
opposes Wotan
incestuous union of Siegmund and Sieglinde
partOf pantheon of the gods in the Ring Cycle
portrayedAs guardian of conventional morality
relatedWork Norse mythology
residence Valhalla
role goddess of marriage
protector of marital fidelity
spouse Wotan
symbolizes institution of marriage
legalistic morality

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