freyja flew over the earth, sprinkling morning dew and summer sunlight behind her. she shook spring flowers from her golden hair and wept tears which turned to gold or to amber at sea. she is associated with the lynx, the extinct caspian tiger, and the witches' cat. freyja is said to wander at night accompanied by silver-gray hares. hers is the sacred necklace of gold called the brisingamen, the circle of sunfire whose round is the solar year. she also possesses a shamanic feather-skin for travelling in the form of a hawk. freyja rules the constellations of the lady's wain (ursa minor) and freyja's girdle (belt of orion).