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Odin

Also known as Othin, Wodin, Woden

thumb|Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886)

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Odin is a major god in Norse mythology, traditionally depicted as a wise wanderer figure as shown in this 19th-century artistic interpretation. He remains culturally significant as a central figure in Viking-age religious beliefs and continues to be studied and referenced in modern understanding of Norse culture and mythology.

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Instance of: King of the Gods
Part of: Æsir
Gender: male
Spouse: Frigg
Father: Borr
Mother: Bestla
Sibling: Hœnir
Occupation: King of the Gods
Field of work: Germanic mythology
Image: NKS 1867 4to, 97v, Odin on Sleipnir.jpg

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unmarried partner: Freyja
Commons category: Odin
official residence: Asgard
topic's main category: Category:Odin
medical condition: one-eyed
native label: Óðinn
owner of: Hlidskjálf
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Contents

Name
Etymological origin
Other names
Origin of ''Wednesday''
Attestations
Roman era to Migration Period
In Old English Pedigrees
Viking Age to post-Viking Age
''Poetic Edda''
''Prose Edda''
''Heimskringla'' and sagas
Modern folklore
Archaeological record
Origin and theories
Modern influence
Explanatory notes
References
Notes
Sources
External links

thumb|Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886)

Odin (; from ) is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Europe. This includes the Roman Empire's partial occupation of Germania ( BCE), the Migration Period (4th–6th centuries CE) and the Viking Age (8th–11th centuries CE). Consequently, Odin has hundreds of names and titles. Several of these stem from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym Wōðanaz, meaning "lord of frenzy" or "leader of the possessed", which may relate to the god's strong association with poetry.

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