Odin is the most powerful and complex god in Norse mythology. Learn about his attributes, stories, and influence on the culture and religion of the Vikings.

Odin appears as a prominent god throughout the recorded history of Northern Europe, from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania (from c. 2 BCE) through movement of peoples during the Migration Period (4th to 6th centuries CE) and the Viking Age (8th to 11th centuries CE).

2025年2月2日 · Odin, one of the principal gods in Norse mythology. His exact nature and role, however, are difficult to determine because of the complex picture of him given by the wealth of archaeological and literary sources.

2023年3月8日 · As the “all-father” and chief god of the diverse Norse pantheon, Odin figured prominently in all of the central mythological traditions—from the creation of the first humans and the Aesir-Vanir War that united the gods into a single pantheon, to the prophecies of Ragnarök marking the end of time.

2017年11月13日 · Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the main god in Norse mythology. Described as an immensely wise, one-eyed old man, Odin has by far the most varied characteristics of any of the gods and is not only the deity to call upon when war was being prepared but is also the god of poetry, of the dead, of runes, and of magic.

Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the god of wisdom, knowledge, air, poetry, death, healing, royalty, divination, gallows, frenzy, magic and runic alphabet in Norse mythology. Son of Borr and the giantess (jötunn) Bestla, Odin is the chief of the Æsir (all the Germanic gods) and king of Asgard.

2022年11月29日 · Odin, god of wisdom, war, death magic and battle, and a powerful shapeshifter, is the leader of the Norse pantheon. Read and learn his stories.

Odin (pronounced “OH-din”; Old Norse Óðinn, Old English and Old Saxon Woden, Old High German Wuotan, Wotan, or Wodan, Proto-Germanic *Woðanaz, “Master of Ecstasy”) is one of the most complex and enigmatic characters in Norse mythology, and perhaps in all of world literature.

2024年3月13日 · Odin was the chief god in the Norse pantheon. Also known as the one-eyed All-Father, he was a creator deity, father of men, and the progenitor of many Norse gods. Odin was the god of war and wisdom, the patron of wanderers, and an expert in the practice of magic.

2020年3月10日 · In Norse mythology, Odin was revered as the All-Father god and the Raven God. In addition to being the god of wisdom and poetry, Odin was in charge of a host of things, including death, royalty, sorcery, knowledge, and war.