Odin

Odin, also referred to as the All-Father, is the third chief of the Aesir tribe of Norse Gods and one of the most prominent figures in Norse mythology. He is the god of wisdom, poetry, war, death, divination, and magic and the king of Asgard. He is the patron of rulers, wanderers, and outcasts. He was known as Wōden to the Anglo-Saxons and Wōtan to the southern Germanic peoples.
== History ==
=== Birth ===
Odin was born to the Aesir God, Bor and the female Jötunn Bestla. Along with his brothers, Vil and Ve, he slew the primordial giant Ymir, and from his body created one of the Nine Worlds, the world of humans: Midgard. Then, the brothers formed the first humans - Ask and Embla - from two tree trunks, and placed them in Midgard, surrounded by a fence to protect them from the inhabitants of Utgard ("Outlands"). 
== Appearance ==
Odin is a man of above average height, standing at six feet tall. He has short cropped greying black hair and a trimmed beard of the same colour. His left eye socket is covered by a soft black leather eyepatch embroidered with golden thread in an image of Yggdrasil, while his right eye is indigo coloured and holds the wisdom of the realms and hides a mysterious power that will more often than not intimidate any who dare to meet the All-Father’s gaze. Odin is barrel-chested with massive arms and a hardened, weathered face. Within the mortal world Odin is often seen in a dark grey double-breasted suit with. While in Asgard and Valhalla, Odin wears gilded steel made lamellar armour and darkened steel chainmail underneath with a ceremonial Carolingian sword at his side to accompany Gungnir.
== Personality ==
Odin is clever and sly, manipulating events and situations from behind the curtains, and almost no one really knows what he's doing or planning, an example of this was when he disguised himself as an half-troll named X, while everyone else believed that he had disappeared from Valhalla. Odin is also a seeker of knowledge, since he sacrificed his left eye, and hanged himself for nine days in order to obtain knowledge over the universe and master reality itself through the runes.
Odin can be extremely ruthless when he's angered, since he killed both the sons of Loki, Vali and Narvi, and used their entrails to bind Loki to a slab while a serpent dripped caustic venom on his face. All of this only to punish Loki for killing Balder.
Despite being a brutal and mischievous god, as a god of war, Odin values courage and bravery, ordering his Valkyries to only bring to Valhalla those warriors who died in battle sacrificing themselves for their causes. He also likes to reward those who have done services to him, since he even offered Magnus Chase, the chance to return to his old life as a living human, something that had not happened to any other einherjar.
== Abilities ==
Being one of the first Æsir ever born, the All-Father of Asgard, and along with his brothers, the one responsible for slaying the giant Ymir, Odin is an immensely powerful god whose power and authority is respected throughout the Nine Worlds.
* Divine Wisdom: As the God of Wisdom, Odin is by far the wisest god of all. After drinking from the Well of Mimir, for which he sacrificed his left eye, Odin's perception transcended the regular, mortal dimension of understanding. After hanging from Yggdrasil for nine days, Odin gained insight into the fabric of reality itself, and that later helped him discover runes, and to utilize them as a form of magic.
* Mystiokinesis: As the God of Magic, he has absolute control and divine authority over magic. To understand magic and the runes, Odin hung himself by the neck from the branch of Yggdrasil. After nine days, he gained the knowledge that allowed him to master the reality-shaping force.
* Shapeshifting: Odin has the power to change his form, although it seems to be somewhat inferior to that of Loki. His usual traveling disguise is an old mortal vagabond in a blue cloak. During the events of The The Sword of Summer, he donned a disguise of a half-troll nicknamed X.
* Poetry: After he stole the Mead of Kvasir from the Jotnar, Odin also became the God of Poetry, and gained the ability to speak and write beautifully and persuasively. It is said that he occasionally distributes it to certain gods, humans, and other beings he deems worthy (such as William Shakespeare, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Shel Silverstein).
* Odikinesis: As the God of War, he has control over the elements of war, including emotions like rage and anger.
* Telumkinesis: As the God of War, Odin has absolute control and divine authority control over weapons.
* Necromancy: As the God of Death, Odin has absolute control and divine authority over death and the dead. He is somewhat related to the heroic and mysterious side of death.
** Resurrection: He can bring his einherjar back to life.
* Divination: As the God of Divination, Odin has the power to gain knowledge, awareness and wisdom through magic, and might be able to see into the future, past, and present.
== Attributes and Attendants ==
Odin's main weapon, as well as his symbol of power, is a spear called Gungnir (ON: "Swaying One").
Odin has several loyal attendants, some of which include two ravens, Hugin and Munin ("thought" and "memory"), two wolves, Geri and Freki ("ravenous" and "greedy"), and his faithful stallion, the eight-legged son of Loki, Sleipnir ("glider"). 
== Family ==
=== Immortal Children ===
Partner 	Children
Frigg 	Balder (deceased but to be reborn after Ragnarök), Hod and Hermóðr
Fjörgyn 	Thor and Meili
Gríðr 	Vidar
Gunlod 	Bragi
The Nine BillowMaidens	Heimdall
Rindr 	Vali
Hróðr 	Tyr
=== Demigod Children ===
Partner 	Children
Vivian Simmons	Elise Simmons
Name 	Wendy Pandey
 	
== Trivia ==
* Odin's name can be translated as either "master of ecstasy" or "master of fury, the furious."
* Odin gained his nickname, the All-Father, because of his status as the spiritual father to all the Aesir gods, as well as his heritage: his father was an Aesir, his mother was a Jotunn, and Odin himself is also associated with the Vanir god, Óðr.
* His Greco-Roman equivalent (in terms of supreme authority) is Zeus/Jupiter. In terms of attributes, however, Odin encompasses multiple roles shared by different Greek deities (e.g. Athena/Minerva, Apollo, Ares/Mars, Hecate/Trivia, Dionysus/Bacchus, Thanatos/Mors and Orcus).
** A Roman historian and senator, Tacitus, also associated Wodenaz (Odin's older Proto-Germanic incarnation) with Mercury due to his role as a psychopomp. 
* His Egyptian equivalent (in terms of supreme authority) is Ra. In term of attributes, however, Odin encompasses multiple roles shared by different Egyptian deities (e.g. Thoth, Horus, Anubis, and Isis).
* In the Elder Futhark rune alphabet, Odin is associated with the Ansuz rune.
* Along with Freya, he's one of the two greatest practitioners of magic amongst the Norse gods.
** Because of his involvement with Alf Seidr magic (taught to him by Freya), Snorri Sturluson named Odin an argr in his chronicles.
* He is apart of a trinity of gods responsible for creating mankind from boughs, the other two being Vili/Honir and Ve (or Lodour).
* He stood in a blizzard for six days to learn how to use a smartphone.
* Music inspired by or featuring the god includes the ballets Odins Schwert (1818) and Orfa (1852) by J. H. Stunz and the opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (1848–1874) by Richard Wagner.
* Odin, a Swedish satellite used for aeronomical observations, is named after him.
* Many locations in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and England are named after Odin.
* The country Sweden derived its name from Svidur, one of the many names of Odin.
* Santa Claus is actually a blending of Odin and the Christian legend of Saint Nicholas. In the early days, children in Northern Europe would leave their shoes, filled with carrots or other edibles, near the chimney for Odin's horse Sleipnir to eat while resting from hunting. In exchange, Odin would leave gifts or candy.
* Human sacrifices were made in honour of Odin, with many accounts of even kings being sacrificed.
* He endured weeks of motivational speaking to find how to have a successful afterlife.
* Odin is the second god to have a point of view in a series, the first being Apollo.
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