What God lost his eye?

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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Which god that has a missing 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.
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How did Mimir lose his eye?

He is the Norse God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and an ally of Kratos and Atreus. He was Odin's advisor and the ambassador of the Aesir Gods until Odin imprisoned him 109 years ago, and took his left eye to place it into statue of Thor at the lake near Tyr's Temple.
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What eye is Odin missing?

Debatable. Some depictions show his left, some show is right. All that is important is that there was a very important sacrifice.
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Who is the god of one eye?

Odin was the great magician among the gods and was associated with runes. He was also the god of poets. In outward appearance he was a tall, old man, with flowing beard and only one eye (the other he gave in exchange for wisdom). He was usually depicted wearing a cloak and a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a spear.
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Odin Explains How He Lost His Eye - Mimir Tells the Truth - God of War Ragnarok



Who is blind god?

Hod, also spelled Höd, Hoder, or Hodur, in Norse mythology, is a blind god, associated with night and darkness. Hod was the son of the principal god, Odin, and his wife, Frigg. He was tricked by the evil fire god Loki into killing his brother Balder, who was the most beautiful and perfect of the gods.
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What are god's eyes called?

The Huichol Indians who lived in the mountains made God's eyes (or Ojos de Dios) to watch over them. They were woven onto crisscrossing sticks, joining in the center. The center eye represented the sun and stood for the power of seeing and understanding things we normally cannot see.
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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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Is Odin a good god?

Is Odin Good or Evil? Odin, the god of wisdom, death, battle magic and more is neither entirely good nor is he fully evil in Norse mythology. Odin is a warmonger and as such a bringer of death on the battlefield. In contrast, Odin created the first humans from which all life was on Midgard (Earth).
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Who is Odin's father?

In Norse mythology, Borr or Burr (Old Norse: 'son', born; sometimes anglicized Bor, Bör or Bur) was the son of Búri. Borr was the husband of Bestla and the father of Odin, Vili and Vé.
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Is Mimir Odin's son?

Norse Mythology

Odin revives the head of Mimir through some magic after the Vanir gift it to Odin. Afterward, Odin carries around Mímir's head and it recites secret knowledge to him. He is the maternal uncle of Odin.
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Is Mimir a real god?

Mimir, Old Norse Mímir, in Norse mythology, the wisest of the gods of the tribe Aesir; he was also believed to be a water spirit. Mimir was sent by the Aesir as a hostage to the rival gods (the Vanir), but he was decapitated and his head was returned to the Aesir.
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How old is Kratos?

How old is Kratos in God of War Ragnarök? In God of War Ragnarök, it's likely that Kratos is around 1,055 years old. He's something of an old man, but as a demigod, he is still more than young enough to hold his own and then some in battle.
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How did Horus lose his eye?

According to Egyptian myth, Horus lost his left eye in a struggle with Seth. The eye was magically restored by Hathor, and this restoration came to symbolize the process of making whole and healing.
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Which Greek god has no eyes?

Tiresias, in Greek mythology, a blind Theban seer, the son of one of Athena's favourites, the nymph Chariclo. He is a participant in several well-known legends.
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Who saw the face of god?

Some Important Principles, Doctrines, and Events. Moses saw God face-to-face upon an unknown mountain sometime after he spoke to the Lord in the burning bush but before he went to free the children of Israel from Egypt (see Moses 1:1–2, 17, 25–26, 42; see also Exodus 3:1–10).
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Who is Odin to Zeus?

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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Is Loki an evil god?

Loki is considered a trickster god, known for being neither fully good nor evil since his main aim was always to create chaos. Despite his father being a giant, he is still counted a member of the Aesir—a tribe of deities including Odin, Frigg, Tyr, and Thor.
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What is Loki the god of?

As mentioned at the beginning, Loki is a god of mischief and often causes trouble for the Æsir, even when he's on their side. For example, he cuts off Sif's hair for seemingly no reason other than it amuses him. However, he always fixes his mistakes, often at an added benefit to the Æsir.
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Who can defeat Zeus?

Athena and Aphrodite can defeat Zeus. In the context of Greek mythology, there are a few candidates for gods even more powerful than Zeus. The foremost among them would be Nyx, the goddess of the night. ...
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Can Thor defeat Zeus?

It should come as no surprise that, in a one-on-one battle of Zeus vs Thor, Zeus would easily triumph.
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Who is Zeus father?

Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus.
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Where is God's eye located?

The “ Eye of God” or The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius, at about 650 light years from the Earth. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding in the early 19th century, Helix is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae.
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How many eyes does God have?

Three times Blake lists the Seven Eyes of God, once in each of his longer "prophetic books." In Jerusalem 55.31-32 they are listed only by name, while the accounts in The Four Zoas and Milton, nearly identical, provide a characteristic or two for each Eye.
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Are God's eyes Mexican?

Ojos de Dios (oh-ho-day-DEE-ohs), “god's eyes,” are ritual objects made by the Huichol (wet-chol) indigenous people of Mexico. The Huichol symbolism of the god's eyes is primarily associated with the prayers for their children – prayers for a good long life, protection and to insure abundant crops.
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