In the third volume of his Deutsche Mythologie, Grimm writes: “ I am more and more convinced that Holda can be nothing but an epithet of the mild and ‘ gracious ’ Fricka ; and Berhta, the shining, is identical with her too .” In Lower Saxony, the parts assigned to Frau Holle are played by fru Freke corresponding to Anglo-Saxon Fricg, Old High German Frikka, Frikkia, Old Norse Frigg.

In 1958, she sang the part of Fricka in Wagner's Das Rheingold, the first instalment in Solti's complete stereophonic set of the Ring Cycle, released by Decca on LP and reel-to-reel tape.

Almost to the end of her life, Flagstad continued to sing in fine voice, although she increasingly sang mezzo-soprano material or in a mezzo range: besides the Rheingold Fricka ( a mezzo role ), Decca planned to cast her also as the Walkure Fricka and the Gotterdammerung Waltraute for its complete Ring ( in the event, the roles were sung by others ), and also to record her in Brahms ’ Four Serious Songs and Alto Rhapsody ; that these plans were shelved only by her final illness and death stands as a testament to her superbly consistent vocal abilities, and to the respect and affection in which she was held to the end by record companies and the public.

Sanskrit priyā " beloved ") and was known among many northern European cultures with slight name variations over time: e. g. Friggja in Sweden, Frīg ( genitive Frīge ) in Old English, and Fricka in Richard Wagner's operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen.

** Fricka, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre ( Richard Wagner )

Although Rankin made appearances with several major companies throughout her career, she spent most of her time in New York City performing at the Metropolitan Opera between 1951 and 1976 ; there she sang the role of Carmen, the Princess di Bouillon in Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur, Madelon in Giordano's Andrea Chénier, Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, Marina in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Giulietta in Offenbach's Les Contes d ' Hoffmann, Herodias in Richard Strauss's Salome, Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto, Azucena in Verdi's Il trovatore, Princess Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo, Ulrica in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, Brangäne in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Gutrune in Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Fricka in Wagner's Die Walküre and Ortrud in Wagner's Lohengrin among others.

* Wagner's Venus ( in Tannhäuser ), Brangäne ( in Tristan und Isolde ), Fricka ( in Das Rheingold ), Waltraute ( in Götterdämmerung ), and Kundry ( in Parsifal )

In 1993 – 1994, Ludwig gave a series of farewell recitals in many cities and made her farewell appearance at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, as Fricka in Die Walküre.

She sang in several performances with the San Francisco Opera in 1945 and 1947 ; making her debut with the company as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre on October 9, 1945 with Lauritz Melchior as Siegmund, Margaret Harshaw as Fricka, and William Steinberg conducting.

* Her great valedictory as Fricka in the Decca Rheingold of 1958.

Greer Grimsley appeared as Wotan, Janice Baird as Brünnhilde, and Stephanie Blythe as several characters including Fricka and the Valkyrie Waltraute.

Her work was documented in thirty-five live Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts of complete operas ( a number of which, including roles she never recorded commercially — Giulietta, Brangäne, Waltraute, Geschwitz — have been restored in recent years for the Met's satellite radio channel ); she also starred in broadcasts from San Francisco Opera ( including Poppea and Caesar ), Lyric Opera of Chicago ( including Romeo and the Rheingold Fricka ), and other houses.

Ajax, with his great shield and spear, manages to drive off the Trojans, while Odysseus pulls the body to his chariot, and rides away with it to safety.

Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chariot pulled by two cats, owns the boar Hildisvíni, possesses a cloak of falcon feathers, and, by her husband Óðr, is the mother of two daughters, Hnoss and Gersemi.

In Greek art, Poseidon rides a chariot that was pulled by a hippocampus or by horses that could ride on the sea.

Among Rigvedic deities, notably Ushas ( the dawn ) rides in a chariot, as well as Agni in his function as a messenger between gods and men.

Ceres bears a torch, sometimes two, and rides in a chariot drawn by snakes ; or she sits on the sacred kiste ( chest ) that conceals the objects of her mystery rites.

In Norse mythology, Hildisvíni (“ battle swine ”) is Freyja's boar which she rides when not using her cat-drawn chariot.

Later, as the maiden goddess of proportion and the avenger of crime, she has as attributes a measuring rod ( tally stick ), a bridle, scales, a sword and a scourge, and rides in a chariot drawn by griffins.

He rides his chariot across the sky every night, pulled by ten white horses or an antelope.

Frederik Hendrik rides on a triumphal chariot, carried as a god, as bringer of peace and as one who has manifested prosperity shown in olive branches and cornucopias.

* Ben-HurJoe Canutt, son of famed stuntman Yakima Canutt, doubled as Judah Ben-Hur when he rides his chariot over the wreck of a competitor.

Thor has two servants, Þjálfi and Röskva, rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr ( that he eats and resurrects ), and is ascribed three dwellings ( Bilskirnir, Þrúðheimr, and Þrúðvangr ).

* Atop the Arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, lady Columbia, an allegorical representation of the United States, rides in a chariot drawn by two horses.

God rides in a chariot of war, with horses — a conception found also in Isa.

He rides a chariot driven by a young boy named A Xiang.

* Tansit-A spacebound highwayman, Tansit rides a chariot through space and can fire laser blasts.

Zeus wields Olympian weaponry made by Hephaestus from virtually indestructible adamantine, and sometimes rides in a mystical chariot drawn by magical horses capable of flight and traversing the dimensions.

The climax of the movie, often referenced as one of the greatest football-related scenes in movie history, includes the four protagonists winning the football game by taking the ball into the end zone in a horse-drawn garbage wagon that Pinky rides like a chariot.

Similarly, saint poet Salabega waxes eloquent in praise of the dark Lord Jagannath and says that the Lord swaying and moving like a wild elephant arrives at the Grand Avenue and rides his chariot and destroys in a flash all the sins of his devotees, even if these may be grave or unpardonable.

Upon learning that Judas is with a carpenter she rides out on her chariot drawn by zebras to get him back.

He rides his chariot ( the moon ) across the sky every night, pulled by ten white horses or an antelope.

In this procession, Dionysus rides a chariot, often drawn by the big cats such as lions or tigers.

He often rides in a chariot formed from a huge seashell pulled by some great beasts of legend.

Ludie hopped rides on freight cars, and was chased by Mr. Yankton, the railroad guard.

Carrozza rides in the park, the Colosseum by moonlight, he specialized.

Each is attached by a cable to a block that rides along another cable spanning the river at a height of 20 or 30 metres.

More recently, the term has been applied to a game, typically played by groups of friends to determine who rides beside the driver in a car.

Desdichado's side is soon hard pressed and he himself beset by multiple foes, when a knight who had until then taken no part in the battle, thus earning the sobriquet Le Noir Faineant ( or the Black Sluggard ), rides to Desdichado's rescue.

From there, Telemachus rides overland, accompanied by Nestor's son, Peisistratus, to Sparta, where he finds Menelaus and Helen who are now reconciled.

The ensuing celebration is soon interrupted by Eddie, an ex-delivery boy, partial brain donor to Rocky, and Columbia's lover, who rides out of a deep freeze on a motorcycle.

For $ 8 a day, tourists can take any number of rides on buses and trains operated by SBS Transit, SMRT Buses and SMRT Trains.

Trail rides may be informal activities of an individual or small group of people, or may be larger events organized by a club.

Some trail rides may even be directed by professional guides or outfitters, particularly at guest ranches.

One morning, after instructing Ramon to tell the others not to worry about him, McKay rides to the Big Muddy, using a map and compass to navigate the terrain, and persuades Julie to sell him her land by promising to continue her policy of allowing both the Terrills and the Hannasseys access to the river.

Since the winning team is decided by the third rider, it is common for one rider to take a " death pull ," where he rides so hard that he cannot maintain the group-pace afterwards.

After the show's money is stolen by the Dalton Brothers, Angus rides out with Bill, Scrooge, P. T.

For instance, because valving is accomplished by simple ports cut into the walls of the rotor or side housings, they have no valves or complex valve trains ; in addition, since the rotor rides directly on a large bearing on the output shaft, there are no connecting rods and there is no crankshaft.

It included carnival rides, among them the original Ferris Wheel, built by George Ferris.

The visitor, who was accompanied by two men, inquired about rides at the customer service counter.

A man on horseback, followed by men on foot, rides past a burning castle.

On 24 May 1961, the freedom riders continued their rides into Jackson, Mississippi, where they were arrested for " breaching the peace " by using " white only " facilities.

New freedom rides were organized by many different organizations.

" All rides and the minirail were shut down by 3: 50 p. m., and the Expo grounds closed at 4: 00 p. m., with the last Expo Express train leaving for Place d ' Accueil at that time.