All-Father

Chief of Asgard

All-Father is an epithet for Odin, the chief god in Norse mythology—ruler of Asgard, god of wisdom, war, and death.

The title emphasizes his position as patriarch of the gods and creator figure.

It appears in Norse sagas and has been popularized by Marvel's Thor comics and films: The All-Father sits upon his throne in Asgard.

deity

Odin

Chief Norse deity

Anu · Amun · Uranus · Ra · Vishnu · Shiva · Indra · Osiris

omniscience

omniscient

Unlimited in awareness

prescience · providence · wisdom · foresight · prophecy · divination · infallible · unerring · sagacious · enlightened

Norse

Odin

Chief Norse deity

Vikings · runes · Midgard · Bifrost · Loki · Thor · Mjolnir · Jotunheim · Ginnungagap · pantheon

patriarch

progenitor

Ancestor or originator

sire · protector · provider · guardian · forefather · originator · fountainhead · primogenitor

Opposites
divine hierarchy/status

All-Fatherlesser god

demigod · thrall · imp · Loki

generative role

All-Fatherannihilator

One who destroys completely

Ragnarök · death-bringer · Fenrir · death god · chaos

divine vs. mortal

All-Fathercommon man

Typical ordinary citizen

thrall · peasant

Family

all, father, fathers, fatherly, fatherhood, fatherless, paternal, paternity, patriarch

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