2023年3月8日 · Odin was recognized and commonly referred to in other Germanic languages: he was known as Wōden in Old English, Wōdan in Old Saxon, and as Wuotan and Wotan in Old German. The god’s name also lent itself to the word “Wednesday,” meaning “Wōden’s day.” Attributes. Odin’s chief attributes were his wit, wile, and wisdom.

2023年3月8日 · When Odin encouraged him to steal the necklace, Loki transformed himself into a flea and slipped into Freya’s sealed bedroom tower. Finding that Freya was sleeping on the necklace, Loki bit her on the cheek and caused her to turn over. Seizing his opportunity, Loki stole the necklace and took it to Odin.

2023年3月8日 · At the center of Freyr’s surviving mythology was his marriage to the giantess Gerdr. As recounted in Sturluson’s Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda, Freyr visited Odin’s throne room and sat on Hlithskjolf, the high seat of the gods. The seat was special, for it offered its occupant a vantage unto all the realms of creation.

2022年12月1日 · Odin, then, had fostered Geirröth, while Frigg had fostered Agnar. Naturally, Odin praised Geirröth for his wisdom and power, but slandered Agnar: “Seest thou Agnar, thy fosterling, how he begets children with a giantess in the cave? But Geirröth, my fosterling, is a king, and now rules over his land.”

2022年12月7日 · Yggdrasil was the mythical ash tree that supported the Nine Realms of Norse mythology, giving structure to the cosmos. It was the source of ultimate wisdom, where the god Odin sacrificed mightily to gain knowledge and power.

2022年12月8日 · With Freya’s shifted position, Loki was able to unclasp the necklace and deliver it to Odin. In the end, Freya confronted Odin about the theft, and he revealed his knowledge of her promiscuity. Odin then claimed that he would return the necklace if she could force two kings, each ruling twenty kings, to fight an endless war.

2022年12月8日 · Undeterred, Odin pressed on, eventually earning several hints and glimpses of what was to come from the reluctant völva. She foretold that Baldur would indeed die—though she did not specify how—and that those who loved him would mourn. When Odin returned with the news, Frigg was devastated.

2022年12月8日 · Thor was the son of Odin, the chief of the Aesir deities and highest of all gods. While his mother was variously known as Jord (“earth”), Hlödyn, or Fjörgyn, in all cases she was identified as a giant, making Thor half-jötunn.

2023年2月10日 · Overview. According to Norse cosmology, the known universe was composed of Nine Realms. These realms were Asgard, the near-perfect home of the Aesir deities; Jotunheim, the fallen world of the monstrous jötunn; Midgard, the land of humans; Alfheim, home of the elves; Hel, a resting place for the dead; Vanaheim, the world of the magical Vanir deities; Nidavellir, …

2023年3月8日 · By virtue of being Odin’s son, Tyr was a half-sibling to the chief members of the Aesir tribe. Tyr’s half-siblings consisted of some of the most prominent figures in Norse mythology, including Thor , Baldur , Váli, and Vidarr, as well as Heimdall , …