Claim: Odin rides a flying object.
Evidence: He is often accompanied by his animal companions -- the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn , who bring him information from all over Midgard -- and rides the flying , eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky and into the underworld.
In Norse mythology , Sleipnir -LRB- Old Norse `` slippy '' or `` the slipper '' -RRB- is an eight-legged horse.