What did Odin do to Mimir?

Odin took the head of Mímir, embalmed it with herbs so that it would not rot, and spoke charms over it, which gave it the power to speak to him and reveal to him secrets.
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Why was Mimir tortured by Odin?

Mimir would become a great ally of the Giants, and was bestowed with Bifrost crystals so that he could travel between the realms. When accused of aiding the giants alongside Tyr, Mimir was punished to be tortured upon the highest peak of Midgard, and no one would be able to break the branches holding him.
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What did Odin want from Mimir?

According to another story, Mimir resided by a well that stood beneath one of the roots of Yggdrasill, the world tree. That well, sometimes called Mímisbrunnr, contained one of Odin's eyes, which Odin had pledged in order to drink from the waters and receive wisdom.
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What did Mimir ask from Odin as a sacrifice?

It was a terrible price that Mimir would ask for a draught from the Well of Wisdom, and very troubled was Odin All-Father when it was revealed to him. His right eye! For all time to be without the sight of his right eye! Almost he would have turned back to Asgard, giving up his quest for wisdom.
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Did Odin give his eye to Mimir?

Odin's self-sacrifice

But he wanted to know everything and gain wisdom and knowledge of things hidden from him. This was a desire that drove him to sacrifice himself. He sacrificed his eye in Mimir's well and he threw himself on his spear Gungnir in a kind of symbolic, ritual suicide.
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God of War 4 Mimir Tells Kratos What Odin did to Him



Why is Odin called Havi?

Odin, also referred to as Havi in Old Norse, meaning "High One", had numerous appellations.
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Who took Mimir's eye?

Magic Eyes: Mimir has magic eyes made of Bifröst crystal that allowed him to travel between realms, though one was removed by Odin after his imprisonment, partly to prevent Mimir from travelling, and parly as revenge for tricking him when they first met.
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What was the price asked by Mimir to Odin?

When Odin arrived, he asked Mimir for a drink from the water. The well's guardian, knowing the value of such a draught, refused unless the seeker offered an eye in return. Odin – whether straightaway or after anguished deliberation, we can only wonder – gouged out one of his eyes and dropped it into the well.
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Why did Odin sacrifice his left eye?

Odin was an important god in Norse mythology. He was missing an eye because he sacrificed it in order to gain divine wisdom from the god Mímir. One of Odin's sons, Thor, was the god of thunder. He had a hammer called Mjöllnir which represented lightning.
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Is Odin scared of Kratos?

It is implied that he has an intense fear of Kratos as well like how Zeus had, however unlike the Olympian he knew nothing about him except that he is extremely powerful, having faced and killed Modi, Magni, and Baldur. In addition, Odin jealously guards all the knowledge and secrets he collected.
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Who is wiser Odin or Mimir?

One of the wisest gods in Norse mythology is Mimir. His knowledge is tremendous, and it may even outstrip that of Odin. The name Mimir means the rememberer or memory, which is a clear indication of his vast knowledge.
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Does Mimir know Kratos is the God of War?

Mimir said he was imprisoned on that tree by Odin for 109 winters (years), but later in the game he says he knew about Zeus and the pantheon getting beaten by Kratos and even knows that Kratos is called the Ghost of Sparta.
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Does Odin know who Kratos is?

In the Novelization of God Of War by J.M Barlog it was stated that Odin Ravens spied the entire journey of Kratos and Atreus till the top of the mountain which obviously states Odin knows about Kratos wreaking Havoc in Midgard.
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Who was Mimir first master?

6 Before He Was Odin's Advisor

According to him, he was just a bit older than Atreus when he started. His first master was a faerie king. He served as his errand boy and unofficial jester. It was then and there that the once boisterous Mimir learned the importance of knowledge and information.
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Is Odin stronger than Zeus?

While Zeus is by no means a pushover, unless he has some immensely powerful tricks up his sleeve in Thor: Love and Thunder, it appears that the MCU's Odin is still the strongest god on the cosmic block.
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Is Odin good or evil?

Because Odin is the true bad guy. Played by Anthony Hopkins, Odin Borson is King of Asgard and protector of the Nine Realms. He's wise, patient, honourable, compassionate and just. For those reasons, and many more, his people love and worship him.
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Is Odin the Grim Reaper?

The mysterious cloaked figure that occasionally appears throughout Valheim is not the Grim Reaper. It's Odin. He typically appears between dusk and dawn, watching over the player with a glowing blue eye. If you get too close, he'll disappear into a puff of smoke.
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What did Odin's one eye as sacrifice symbolize?

Odin sacrificed an eye, but gained a more sacred, divine level of wisdom in return. This happens multiple times in Norse mythology, as Odin sacrifices his physical body to gain a cosmic understanding of reality. So the depictions of a one-eyed Odin represent the sacrifice of the earthly in exchange for the divine.
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How did Mimir know Ghost of Sparta?

Mimir was very close to Tyr. And as Tyr knew everything about other mythologies , Obviously Mimir would have known about Ghost of Sparta. And when kratos was going to free him after magni,Modi and baldur came to him, he introduced himself as the person who knew every war waged.
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Who is Faye God of War?

Laufey the Just, or Faye for short (Nordic: ᛚᚨᚢᚠᛖᛁ), was a Frost Giant from Jötunheim, the second wife of Kratos and the mother of Atreus.
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What did Mimir drink?

In chapter 15 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, as owner of his namesake well, Mímir himself drinks from it and gains great knowledge. To drink from the well, he uses the Gjallarhorn, a drinking horn which shares its name with the sounding horn used by Heimdallr intended to announce the onset of Ragnarök.
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Is Sigurd a god?

Then who is Sigurd? Well, Sigurd is also an Isu. In Eivor's Norse version of reality, he is the Isu known as Tyr, the Norse God of War, so all that talk of him being a god by the evil Order of the Ancients member Fulke was actually spot on.
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Is Basim a Loki?

The Twist Goes Deeper: Loki is a Survivor

Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Layla gets to work with Desmond in order to prevent yet another catastrophe, but Loki (as Basim) effectively manages to outlive the other reincarnations and exist until the Modern Day.
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What god is eivor?

While they don't become a full member of the Brotherhood, players learn that Eivor is actually a reincarnation of the Norse god, Odin. Through their past life, Valhalla also reveals perhaps the most surprising villain of the entire game.
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Why is Baldur angry at Freya?

Baldur has a deep hatred for his mother Freya for what she did to him, angrily attacking his her illusion self from Helheim and crying by calling himself a coward. A large part of the blackest parts of his personality can be traced to his curse of protection, given to him by Freya.
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