Mother Svea, or Moder Svea, is a national emblem of Sweden.
Normally depicted as a
powerful shieldmaiden with one or two lions, her name, Svea, is a Swedish female name which derives from svea an old plural genitive form meaning "of the Swedes" as in Svea rike meaning "kingdom of the Swedes", an older form of Sverige,
the Swedish name for Sweden.