Odin

One-eyed wisdom-seeker

Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology—a one-eyed deity associated with wisdom, war, death, and poetry.

He sacrificed his eye for knowledge and hung from the world tree to gain the secrets of the runes.

Odin presides over Valhalla, where fallen warriors feast until Ragnarök.

He rides an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir and is accompanied by two ravens.

Wednesday derives from his name.

Norse

Asgard

Norse divine realm

  • ValhallaHall for fallen warriors
  • ThorGermanic thunder deity
  • LokiNorse god of deception

Baldur · Freya · Heimdall · Bifrost · Midgard · Jotunheim · Fenrir · Ragnarok · Norns · Gjallarhorn

war

battlefield

Combat engagement area

victory · berserker · shieldmaiden · combat · warrior · strife · conflict · fury · tactics · army

wisdom

knowledge

Understood facts and skills

sacrifice · runes · prophecy · sage · seeker · understanding · prudence · discernment · cunning · perception

magic

runes

Old Germanic script

spellcasting · shapeshifting · ritual · incantation · enchantment · sorcery · witchcraft · charms · occultism · conjuration

Allfather

pantheon

All gods of a religion

veneration · altar · pagan · immortal · mythic · legendary · relic · temple · priesthood · idol

ravens

thought

Mental concept or reflection

feathers · flight · perch · omen · watcher · intelligent · blackbird · lore · eyes · scouts

parallels

Zeus

Greek sky god

Thoth · Tyr

Categories
Opposites
Norse divine hierarchy

OdinLoki

Norse god of deception

Fenrir · thralls

mythological role archetype

OdinBaldur

Slain Norse light deity

Freya · Freyja · Gaia · Demeter · fertility deities

divine domain - knowledge vs. chaos

OdinFenrir

Mythic bound wolf

primordial chaos · Ginnungagap · entropy · the void · Tiamat

Phrases
Family

Woden

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