Odin

Odin is a diety in Norse mythology, the ruler of Asgard and chief god of the Æsir tribe of deities. 
A more Lovecraftian-like depiction of Odin appears as the main antagonist of Robert E. Howard's short story "The Cairn on the Headland".
==Background==
During the Dark Ages, Odin frequently appeared on Earth to his worshippers, either to accept human sacrifices or assist them in battles as a Norse warrior. Due to him taking the form of a human, Odin was subjected to many of the limitations of humanity and could be harmed by certain weapons. After being fatally wounded in the Battle of Clontarf near Dublin, Ireland, Odin's body was buried with the stones of the cairn by Red Cumal, an Irish warrior who was fighting against the pagan Viking invaders. Thereafter, Christianity became triumphant over his religion, with Odin eventually being forgotten to time. 
Hundreds of years later, Odin was dug up to be resurrected by the touch of holly. The human-like body was altered in horrific transmutation, now taking the form of a "slavering monster" with "shadowy tentacle-like arms outspread." Odin confronted James O'Brien, the reincarnation of Red Cumal, who managed to defeat him with the cross of Saint Brandon, banishing the heathen god back to the stars where it came from. (: "The Cairn on the Headland")
==In Other Media==
*Demonbane: Odin appears in the novel Zanma Taisen Demonbane, as one of the Elder Gods who engaged in battle against the Vortex Blaster. He has authority over [Evil-Crushing Truth-Spreading], which gives him the ability to reject a single law and overwrite it with his own.
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