Thor Thor was the thunder god the main enemy of the giants and the son of Odin The common man called upon Thor rather than his father Odin The E nglish fifth day of the week is named Thursday after Thor ID: 527375
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Norse GodsSlide2
Thor
Thor was the thunder god, the main enemy of the giants, and the son of Odin. The common man called upon Thor rather than his father Odin. The
E
nglish fifth day of the week is named Thursday after Thor. Slide3
Odin
One-eyed and the wisest of the
Aesir
gods, Odin displaced Thor as their leader. Odin is also called
Woden
.
Wednesday is named after him. Odin
is also the god of the
dead or the guide to the dead
. Slide4
Frigg
Frigg (or
Frigga
) is Odin’s wife and the greatest goddess of the
Aesir
. She is the goddess of marriage, motherhood, and managing the household. Goddess of prophecy, but doesn’t tell. Thor is her brother or a stepson. Friday is named after her (or
Freyja
).Slide5
Heimdall
Heimdall
is the handsome gold-toothed guardian of
Bifrost
, the rainbow bridge leading to
Asgard
, the home of the Gods. It is
Heimdall
who is to sound the signal horn to the
Aesir
that
Ragnarok
, the great destruction, is beginning.Slide6
Loke (or Loki)
In Norse mythology,
Loke
was a
giant (or half giant).
Loke
is best know as a trickster god,
responsible
for
Balder’s
death. He was the adopted brother of Odin, and was bound to a rock until
Ragnarok
. In some stories, he’s mischievous; in others, malevolent. Slide7
Freyja
She is the Norse god of love and fertility, war, and wealth. She was taken by the
Aesir
, perhaps as a hostage. She is the foremost goddess of the
Vanir
but lives with the
Aesir
.Slide8
Frey (or Freyr)
Frey was a Norse god of weather and fertility. He is the brother of
Freyja
. The boar is his sacred symbol, which is both associated with war and with fertility. Slide9
Balder (or Baldr or Baldur)
The Norse god Balder is the son of Odin and Frigg. He is described as being the greatest of all. Everyone loves him. He is so beautiful and fair that he glows and he was considered the god of light. His death, orchestrated by
Loke,
caused the beginning of
Ragnarok
. Slide10
Sources
ancienthistory.about.com/
od
/
norsemyth
/a/aa081799Norse.htm
simple.wikipedia.com