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− | + | '''Odin''' is the [[neutral]] [[god]] of the [[Valkyrie]] pantheon. | |
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+ | ==Encyclopedia entry== | ||
+ | Also called Sigtyr (god of Victory), Val-father (father of | ||
+ | the slain), One-Eyed, Hanga-god (god of the hanged), Farma- | ||
+ | god (god of cargoes), Hapta-god (god of prisoners), and | ||
+ | Othin. He is the prime god of the Norsemen: god of war and | ||
+ | victory, wisdom and prophecy, poetry, the dead, air and wind, | ||
+ | hospitality, and magic. | ||
+ | As the god of war and victory, Odin is ruler of the Valkyries, | ||
+ | warrior-maidens who lived in the halls of Valhalla in Asgard, | ||
+ | the hall of dead heroes where he held his court. | ||
+ | These chosen ones will defend the realm of the gods against | ||
+ | the Frost Giants on the final day of reckoning, Ragnarok. | ||
+ | As god of the wind, Odin rides through the air on his eight- | ||
+ | footed horse, Sleipnir, wielding Gungner, his spear, normally | ||
+ | accompanied by his ravens, Hugin and Munin, who he would also | ||
+ | use as his spies. | ||
+ | As a god of hospitality, he enjoys visiting the earth in | ||
+ | disguise to see how people were behaving and to see how they | ||
+ | would treat him, not knowing who he was. | ||
+ | Odin is usually represented as a one-eyed wise old man with a | ||
+ | long white beard and a wide-brimmed hat (he gave one of his | ||
+ | eyes to Mimir, the guardian of the well of wisdom in Hel, in | ||
+ | exchange for a draught of knowledge). | ||
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+ | [[Category:Gods]] |
Revision as of 12:07, 18 January 2008
Odin is the neutral god of the Valkyrie pantheon.
Encyclopedia entry
Also called Sigtyr (god of Victory), Val-father (father of the slain), One-Eyed, Hanga-god (god of the hanged), Farma- god (god of cargoes), Hapta-god (god of prisoners), and Othin. He is the prime god of the Norsemen: god of war and victory, wisdom and prophecy, poetry, the dead, air and wind, hospitality, and magic. As the god of war and victory, Odin is ruler of the Valkyries, warrior-maidens who lived in the halls of Valhalla in Asgard, the hall of dead heroes where he held his court. These chosen ones will defend the realm of the gods against the Frost Giants on the final day of reckoning, Ragnarok. As god of the wind, Odin rides through the air on his eight- footed horse, Sleipnir, wielding Gungner, his spear, normally accompanied by his ravens, Hugin and Munin, who he would also use as his spies. As a god of hospitality, he enjoys visiting the earth in disguise to see how people were behaving and to see how they would treat him, not knowing who he was. Odin is usually represented as a one-eyed wise old man with a long white beard and a wide-brimmed hat (he gave one of his eyes to Mimir, the guardian of the well of wisdom in Hel, in exchange for a draught of knowledge).