“Frey was the god of spring and summer! read the caption. He was the god of wealth, abundance, and fertility. His twin sister, Freya, the goddess of love, was very pretty! She had cats!”

—  Rick Riordan , book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

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