Odin: The All Father
Posted on: May 7, 2008, at 01:11:31pm

Pantheon: Norse
Element: Air
Sphere of Influence: Knowledge and Poetry
Preferred colors: Blue or Purple
Associated symbol: All Seeing Eye
Animals associated with: Raven, or the Eight Legged Steed (Sleipnir)
Best day to work with: Wednesday
Strongest: around Yule
Suitable offerings: Mead, and good food
Associated Planet: Mercury


Odin, father of the Norse Gods, passed his knowledge of magic and rune lore to poets, sorcerers and sages. Odin, the all-father, commanded the Valkyries, who carried out his orders on the battlefield unquestioningly. Mythology says that Odin gained his knowledge of runes through suffering and sacrifice. He lost his eye drinking from the well of Mimir, which made him eternally wise. He hung himself on the Yggdrasil tree (the tree of life), for nine days in order to obtain the secret of the runes. He is the god of War, and of wisdom. His steed, Sleipnir, had eight hooves and was the swiftest of all stallions.He is also the God of Poetry because he was able to steal the "Poets mead" which was from the divine source.

1. 1: Ultra_Death_Bunny
   Posted at 1:25pm on May 7th, 2008

   That guy is a crazy bastard, but cool as hell.
   :D