Gods and Goddesses
These gods are powerful people that held a substantial part to the way of Nordic life. There are many different gods in Norse Mythology but these are someof the most worshipped. One of the most worshipped gods is Odin.
Odin was also named Wotan or Wodan. He was worshipped as the father god. He is usually depicted wearing a blue cloak with either a winged helm or a floppy wizard’s type hat. Odin has two ravens by the name of Huginn meaning thought and Munin meaning memory. These birds would fly around the world every day to spy on the things we do, so they can report it to Odin when the day is done. He is a God of magick, wisdom, wit, and learning. Though in later times he was associated with war and bloodshed.
Though Odin is a great god there are many other like his two sons Loki and Thor.
Now Thor, also known as the Thunderer, was considered to be a son of Fjorgyn (Jord) and Odin by some, but among many tribes Thor actually supplanted Odin as the favorite god. He is considered to be the protector of all Midgard, and he wields the mighty hammer Mjollnir. Thor is strength personified. His battle chariot is drawn by two goats, and his hammer Mjollnir causes the lightning that flashes across the sky. Of all the deities, Thor is the most “barbarian” of the lot; rugged, powerful, and lives by his own rules, although he is faithful to the rest of the Aesir. The day Thursday (Thorsdaeg) is sacred to him. Thor is married to the goddessof fertility Sif. He also had a mistress, the giantess Jarnsaxa with whom he had two sons, Magni and Modi. Thor is helped by Thialfi, his servant and the messenger of the gods.
Loki is the god of mischief. Neither an Aesir or a Vanir, he is the son of two giants and yet the foster-brother of Odin. Loki embodies the ambiguous and darkening relationship between the gods and the giants. He is dynamic and unpredictable and because of that he is both the catalyst in many of the myths and the most fascinating character in the entire mythology. Without the exciting, unstable, flawed figure Loki, there would be no change in the fixed order of things, no quickening pulse, and no
Odin was also named Wotan or Wodan. He was worshipped as the father god. He is usually depicted wearing a blue cloak with either a winged helm or a floppy wizard’s type hat. Odin has two ravens by the name of Huginn meaning thought and Munin meaning memory. These birds would fly around the world every day to spy on the things we do, so they can report it to Odin when the day is done. He is a God of magick, wisdom, wit, and learning. Though in later times he was associated with war and bloodshed.
Though Odin is a great god there are many other like his two sons Loki and Thor.
Now Thor, also known as the Thunderer, was considered to be a son of Fjorgyn (Jord) and Odin by some, but among many tribes Thor actually supplanted Odin as the favorite god. He is considered to be the protector of all Midgard, and he wields the mighty hammer Mjollnir. Thor is strength personified. His battle chariot is drawn by two goats, and his hammer Mjollnir causes the lightning that flashes across the sky. Of all the deities, Thor is the most “barbarian” of the lot; rugged, powerful, and lives by his own rules, although he is faithful to the rest of the Aesir. The day Thursday (Thorsdaeg) is sacred to him. Thor is married to the goddessof fertility Sif. He also had a mistress, the giantess Jarnsaxa with whom he had two sons, Magni and Modi. Thor is helped by Thialfi, his servant and the messenger of the gods.
Loki is the god of mischief. Neither an Aesir or a Vanir, he is the son of two giants and yet the foster-brother of Odin. Loki embodies the ambiguous and darkening relationship between the gods and the giants. He is dynamic and unpredictable and because of that he is both the catalyst in many of the myths and the most fascinating character in the entire mythology. Without the exciting, unstable, flawed figure Loki, there would be no change in the fixed order of things, no quickening pulse, and no