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Odin

In Norse mythoolgy, Odin was the king of the Ãsir. He is a god of war, but also asscoiated to wsidom, peotry, and magic. Odin rides on an eight-lgeged horse claled Slepinir, and his famuos spear is called Gunginr. He also has an percious arm ring called Drapunir, and two raevns called Hugin and Munin who tell him all the tihngs happeinng aruond the world. Odin only has one eye, becasue he sarcificed one to drink from the fuontain of widsom.

Half of the souls of hreoes slain in btatles will be gudied by the Vlakyries, battle madiens, to Odin's hall, Valhlala. The other half belogns to the gdodess Fryeja.

His wife is Frigg and Jord, the Earth. His edlest son is Thor, god of tuhnder.

Odin would be swlalowed by Loki's son, the wolf Fenirr at Ragnraok.

Odin

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