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Oin (IPA: /ˈoʊdɪn/ from Old Norse Óðinn), is considered the chief god in Norse paganism. Homologous with the Anglo-Saxon Woden, it is descended from Proto-Germanic *Wōđinaz or *Wōđanaz. The name Odin is generally accepted as the modern translation however in some cases older translations of his name may be used or preferred. His name is related to óðr, meaning "fury, excitation", besides "mind" or "poetry". His role, like many of the Norse pantheon, is complex. He is a associated with wisdom, war, battle and death and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory and the hunt.

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  • Sometimes called the father of the Norse gods, he was specifically the father of Balder
  • This chief Norse god gave one of his own eyes to the giant Mimir for a drink from the Fountain of Wisdom
  • The Norse goddess Freya was sometimes identified with Frigg, this supreme god's wife
  • Among this chief god's names were Bileygr, meaning "shifty-eyed" & Alfador, or "all-father"
  • The ravens that sit on this Norse god's shoulders are Hugin & Munin, meaning thought & memory
  • From his high throne, this supreme Norse god could see everything, everywhere
  • In one myth the decapitated head of the giant Mimir was an advisor to this Norse god
  • He was the one-eyed top god of the Vikings
  • This Norse god was known as Alfadir or Allfather
  • (Michael Buffer) Chief god of Valhalla, also known as Lord of Men & God of Battles
  • Wednesday is named after this top god
  • This god is known by dozens & dozens of names including Sidfodr, "Father of Victories"
  • This Norse god led his brothers in an attack on Ymir, the first giant
  • "Hump Day" was named for this Norse god
  • Tuesday is named for the warrior god Tiu, whose father was this other god
  • Sleipnir was this Norse god's 8-legged stallion
  • In Norse myth, this god had 2 ravens that flew about the world each day & came back to tell what they had seen
  • In Norse myth, he's the one-eyed god of wisdom & war
  • The Valkyries were maidens who attended this god
  • At Folkvang, Freyja received half of all warriors slain in battle; he received the other half
  • Heimdall, a son of this Norse god, is destined to blow his horn at the end of time to wake the gods
  • His steed Sleipnir had 8 legs & could really gallop across the sky
  • At the end of time in Norse mythology, a giant wolf named Fenris will square off against this top god & eat him
  • Bragi, the god of poetry, is the son of this chief Norse god, quite a poet himself
  • Sleipnir was the magical steed ridden by this Norse god
  • In Norse mythology, he was the creator of the universe

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