Rune: AS
The chief divinity of the Norse pantheon
The chief/King of the Aesir - leader of the Gods
foremost of the Aesir
son of Bor and Bestla
called Alfadir, Allfather, for he is indeed father of the gods
OTHINN; WODEN; WOTAN Allfather, Ygg, Bolverk and Grimnir
With Frigg - father of Balder, Hod, and Hermod
fathered Thor on the earth goddess Jord
giantess Grid became the mother of Vidar.
man of many disguises, a shape-shifter.
To travel the world without being recognized he wears a huge wide-brimmed hat.
god of strife and war, magic and death, poetry, wisdom
hung for nine days, pierced by his own spear, on the world tree. Here he learned nine powerful songs, and eighteen runes.
can make the dead speak to question the wisest amongst them
hall in Asgard is Valaskjalf ("shelf of the slain") where his throne Hlidskjalf is located
From this throne he observes all that happens in the nine worlds
he tidings are brought to him by his two ravens Huginn (Thought) and Muninn (Memory)
also, resides in Valhalla, where the slain warriors are taken.
greatest treasures
spear Gungnir, which never misses its target
the ring Draupnir, from which every ninth night eight new rings appear
his eight-footed steed Sleipnir
accompanied by the wolves Freki and Geri, to whom he gives his food for he himself consumes nothing but wine
has only one eye, which blazes like the sun.
His other eye he traded for a drink from theMimir, the fountain of wisdom, and gained immense knowledge.
Always in search of knowledge. A wanderer. Mistrusted by many who cannot understand how his mind works. One-eyed, grey-haired, cloaked. Leaves day to day administration to his wife Frigg. A shapeshifter.
On the day of the final battle, Odin will be killed by the wolf Fenrir.
Some of the aliases he uses to travel icognito among mortals are Vak and Valtam.
Wednesday is named after him (Wodan).
lives in Asgard, with his high seat Hlidskialf in Valaskjalf. From that seat, he can see all over the world. He has several halls; the most commonly known one is Valhalla.
lives in his hall Valaskjal in Sagard from which he can look out over all the worlds.
Every day, he sends the Valkyries out to the battlefield where they chose among the honorable dead which ones to bring back to Valhalla for Odin. In the hall, the mead flows continually from Odin’s goat Heidrun. Odin’s boar, Saehrimnir, is cooked at every mealtime, to resurrect before the next one. The warriors in the hall feast then go fight to the death, also to be brought back to life before the next meal. This is their training for Ragnarok.
On Odin's shoulders perch two ravens, Hugin ("Thought") and Munin ("Memory") who can fly about all the worlds to bring Odin's knowledge (Hugin and Munin, who collect information for him daily.)
often aids great heroes but is quite fickle - can turn against a man for any reason or none.
Tales of Odin's treachery are not merely Christian propaganda. Odin's worshipers themselves could be quite sharp-tongued about Odin's unfaithfulness. Odin's worship involved human sacrifices, who were generally hung from trees or gallows.
displaced Tyr as the God of War.
considered the God of poetry, wisdom and death.
has a spear, Grungir, which has never missed its mark. His bow releases 10 arrows at a time. He has a ring; Draupnir multiplies itself nine times each night. Sleipnir, his horse has eight legs and can travel in the air and to the Underworld. He also has two wolves; Geri and Freki, along with two ravens, Odin hung on Yggdrasil for nine days to gain the knowledge of the runes. He also sacrificed one of his eyes to be allowed to drink from the Well of Mimir to gain more knowledge.
Warriors and Kings pray to Odin.
Hlidskjalf (also spelt Hlidhskjalf) is Odin's throne where none may sit save Odin himself and his wife Frigg. Whoever sits on it will be able to see everything.
Various Sources: including: Encyclopedia Mythica, http://www.feri.com/dawn/religion.html, http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/myth.cgi/Odin.html
http://www.einherjarve.org.uk/s_gods.htm
