Freya \Frey"a\ (fr[imac]"[.a]), n. [Icel. Freyja.] (Scand. Myth.) The daughter of Nj["o]rd, and goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct. [Written also {Frea}, {Freyia}, and {Freyja}.]