Original: Characteristics Family In the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, Thor is the son of Odin and the giantess Jörd (Jord, the Earth).
Simplified: He is the son of Odin and Jord. Family Thor was believed to be the son of Odin (Wotan or Woden) and the giantess Jörd (Jord, the Earth).