In the Skaldskaparmal, after Loki cut off the hair of Thor's wife, Sig, the God of Thunder “would have broken every bone in him, had he not sworn to get” a golden headpiece as a replacement. Sig's hair was gold, and the headpiece would essentially replace what she lost. There...
Where biblical texts and other legends attributed floods, plagues and pestilence to the wrath of God or the gods, the story of Yggdrasill resonates more in a world that is alert to the impact of man. A version of the tree of life, Yggdrasill stands at the centre of the Old Norse univer...
Elli- (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match Forseti- (Norse mythology) god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna Frey,Freyr- (Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Va...
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god (gŏd) n. 1.God a.A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions. b.The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being. ...
but has a patriarchal nature much like the Greek god Zeus. We know that the worship of Odin was widespread throughout Scandinavia because a number of archaeological remains have been found, including jewelry, that depict Odin. However, originally, the god Thor was probably more important to the...
Uh, I, you know, I guess if, if Valhalla had as much Norse mythology as Odyssey had Greek mythology, I think it would just be God of War. Now that I'm thinking of it. Comic Critiques: Jenny Sparks and Wolverine 00:22:26 Speaker But yeah, I look forward to wandering around an en...
the Greek Zeus and the Latin Deus. If this is the case, then the Germanic names for the gods must derive from a common Indo-European name which began by simply signifying ‘divinity’. Later the name in many countries designated the sky god. Originally Tiw had been a god corresponding to...
Zeus is the Olympian god of the sky and the thunder, the king of all other gods and men, and, consequently, the chief figure in Greek mythology. The son of Cronus and Rhea, he is probably most famous for his infidelity to his sister and wife, Hera. Athena, Apollo and Artemis, ...
Weirder still, this alcohol god was also the smartest god who ever existed. He liked imparting wisdom to whomever he met, and traveled extensively to do to. One day he came upon two dwarves with whom he tried to share his worldly knowledge. Instead of listening, as they probably should ...