sea god {Aegir}.
Norse gods {Aesir}.
Odin's wise son {Balder}.
goddess of love and beauty {Freya}.
A giant's son {Loki} hated the Good. Loki killed another god with a stone.
The All-Father {Odin} {sky god} was chief god, gained wisdom by losing eye, and gave man runes and mead, both for poetry. Odin is northern name, and Woden is southern name.
Thunder God {Thor} was strongest Norse God, possessor of thunderbolts and hammer. Thor struggled with the World Serpent, pulled it out of sea, and killed it with his hammer. He also fought many-headed giant. He had red beard, which when it shook caused storms. He also had sacred ring, symbol of law and order. Throwing hammer of Thor replaced ax as weapon of sky god. Swastika was symbol of sky god. Thor was God of Justice.
Armed and mounted Norse virgins {Valkyries} were daughters of gods, selectors of the slain, attendants to Odin, and servants at Asgard.
Freyja and Freyr were chief gods in an earlier race {Vanir} of gods.
southern name of chief Norse god {Woden}.
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