Thor – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · A paragon of strength and masculine virility, the storm god Thor was the fiercest of Norse deities. He was the son of Odin, the “all-father,” and a member of the Aesir tribe of deities. Among his many abilities, Thor commanded storms and rain, and brought lightning and thunder. Due to his prodigious sexual appetite and his aptitude for ...
Midgard - Mythopedia
Dec 29, 2022 · Appearing in the Hymiskviða, of the Poetic Edda, the myth began with Thor heading for Midgard to locate a cauldron large enough to brew beer for all the gods. Upon reaching the realm, Thor located Hymir, a giant who possessed such a cauldron. Their drunken adventure ended with a climactic confrontation between Thor and the monstrous sea creature.
Odin – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · Overview. Widely worshiped by the Germanic peoples of the Middle Ages, Odin, furious lord of ecstasy and inspiration, was the highest of deities and the chief of the Aesir tribe of gods and goddesses. Known as “all-father,” among many other epithets, Odin was usually depicted with one eye and a long beard. He would often be accompanied by ...
Loki - Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · Overview. The great trickster god of the Norse pantheon, Loki was a devious deity known for his many schemes and deceptions. A shapeshifter, Loki’s forms were as varied as the motives for his mischief, which included wealth, women, wisdom, and the sheer pleasure of his knavery. With Loki, appearances were never quite what they seemed.
Thoth – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Overview. One of the most complex deities of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, Thoth was the god of the moon, medicine, science, magic, judgement, and writing. A figure of tremendous importance, he held significant roles in many central myths. An ibis-headed ceramic figure of Thoth (664-343 BCE) Thoth originated far from the religious centers that ...
Jotunheim - Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · Thomas Apel is a historian of science and religion who received his PhD in History from Georgetown University. Jotunheim was the Norse realm where the jötnar, non-human and non-divine creatures like giants and trolls, lived. It was a place of lawlessness and destruction, and the chaotic jötnar and order-loving gods fought constantly.
Baldur – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · Baldur was the son of Odin, chief of the Aesir and highest of all gods, and Frigg, a goddess of wisdom with the power of foresight. He had a brother, Hodr, as well as several half-brothers by way of Odin. These half-brothers included Thor, Vidarr, Tyr, Heimdall, Hermod, and Bragi. Another half-brother, Váli, was conceived by Odin and the ...
Freya – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · One of the principal deities of the Norse pantheon, the lovely and enchanting Freya was a goddess of blessings, love, lust, and fertility. A member of the Vanir tribe of deities, Freya shared her people’s penchant for the magical arts of divination. It was Freya who introduced the gods to seidr, a form of magic that allowed practitioners to ...
Nidavellir - Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · In one popular myth, it was the site of the forging of Thor’s hammer Mjölnir. The story of its creation, told in Snorri Sturluson’s Skáldskaparmál of the Prose Edda, was a classic of the Norse tradition. One day, in an act of mischief, Loki cut off the golden hair of Thor’s wife Sif.
Taranis – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Taranis was known in Irish mythology as Tuireann, and played an important part in the story of Lugh, another pan-Celtic deity. He was also related to the Gaulish Ambisagrus. For the Romans, Taranis was associated with both Jupiter and the cyclops, Brontes, whose name similarly means “thunder.”. Other Indo-European thunder gods shared a ...