Is Odin half elf?

Odin's advantage over other gods is his half-elf side, which allows him to continually grow in power, according of Lezard, Odin used to be a rather weak god.
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What kind of creature is Odin?

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He's simultaneously an Aesir god, a Vanir god (the Vanir god Odr is only an extension or transposition of Odin), and a giant (his mother is Bestla, one of the first frost-giants).
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What ethnicity is Odin?

Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the main god in Norse mythology, while also existing in Germanic mythology as Woden (in Old English), Wodan (in Old Franconian), and Wutan or Wuotan (in Old High German).
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Is Odin half Jotunn?

In addition, the majority of the Æsir have at least one Jötunn as a parent, including Thor, whose mother is the Jötunn Jörd, and Odin himself, whose mother is the Jötunn Bestla.
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Who is Zeus to Odin?

To answer the question right away, Zeus and Odin are not the same, nor have they ever been thought to be the same entity at any point throughout history. Zeus is the king of the gods in Greek mythology, whilst Odin is the king in Norse mythology.
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Who is stronger Zeus or Odin?

Odin has pretty clearly been shown to be demonstrable more powerful than the other gods. Odin's Odinforce has far outstripped anything Zeus's magical lightning bolts have ever done.
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Why is Odin half blind?

Odin has many names and is the god of both war and death. Half of the warriors who die in battle are taken to his hall of Valhalla. He is the one-eyed All-Father, who sacrificed his eye in order to see everything that happens in the world.
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Is Odin a god or demigod?

Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the main god in Norse mythology. Described as an immensely wise, one-eyed old man, Odin has by far the most varied characteristics of any of the gods and is not only the deity to call upon when war was being prepared but is also the god of poetry, of the dead, of runes, and of magic.
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What gender is Odin?

Odin was a male god of berserkers and also of the out-of-body ecstasy usually associated with women's magic. He displays shamanistic characteristics through his journeys to various otherworlds in search of this wisdom.
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What language did Odin speak?

Old Norse language, classical North Germanic language used from roughly 1150 to 1350. It is the literary language of the Icelandic sagas, skaldic poems, and Eddas.
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How many sons did Odin have?

Four gods, Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli, are explicitly identified as sons of Odin in the Eddic poems, in the skaldic poems, in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, and in the Gylfaginning section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.
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Who was Odin born from?

Answer and Explanation: Odin was born at the beginning of time. His father was Bor and his mother was the giantess Jotunn.
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Who eats Odin?

During the battle, Fenrisúlfr will eventually swallow Odin, killing him, and Odin's son Víðarr will move forward and kick one foot into the lower jaw of the wolf.
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Is Odin a crow or raven?

As a result, Odin is kept informed of many events. High adds that it is from this association that Odin is referred to as "raven-god". The above-mentioned stanza from Grímnismál is then quoted. In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál (chapter 60), Huginn and Muninn appear in a list of poetic names for ravens.
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What happened to Odin's eye?

The well was guarded by Mimir, a shadowy being who becomes all knowing by drinking the magical waters. Odin asked for a drink and Mimir replied that Odin must sacrifice an eye for a drink. Odin gouged out his own eye, dropped it into the well, and was allowed to drink from the waters of cosmic knowledge.
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Is Zeus Odin or Thor?

Differences between Thor and Zeus

Thor was extremely close with his father, Odin, while Zeus hated his father, Titan god Cronus. Thor cannot throw lightning bolts and thunderbolts the way Zeus can; however, Thor possesses his magical hammer Mjollnir which can produce the same result as the thunderbolts of Zeus.
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Who is Odin in the Bible?

Who is Odin the God? Odin is the god of war and of the dead. He rules over Valhalla – “the hall of the slain”.
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Who is the most powerful god?

Indra also called Śakra, the supreme god, is the first of the 33, followed by Agni.
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How many wives did Odin have?

Odin was married to Frigg, with whom he fathered Baldur, Hermod, and Hod. With Jord, he fathered Thor but was not necessarily married to her (she was a giant).
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Why did Odin hang himself?

Answer and Explanation: Odin hung himself to prove he was worthy of the secret knowledge of the runes. The runes are like an ancient Germanic and Norse alphabet and are also symbols for the most powerful beings in the cosmos.
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Who killed Odin in Ragnarok?

Fenrir swallows Odin, though immediately afterwards his son Víðarr kicks his foot into Fenrir's lower jaw, grips the upper jaw, and rips apart Fenrir's mouth, killing the great wolf.
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Who is the strongest Greek god?

Zeus is the strongest of the gods in the Ancient Greek religion because he has both power and intelligence. He is able to ensure that he is not replaced by another, more powerful deity.
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Who is stronger Thor or Hercules?

Thor is stronger than Hercules. Hercules admits it multiple times in the comics. Is shown multiple times, specially in the 70s during Gerry Conway's run in Thor were they were a team very much like Captain America and Falcon.
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What are the 3 most powerful Greek gods?

The Big Three are the three most powerful gods among the Olympians - Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, the three sons of Kronos and Rhea.
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