What is Baldur?

Baldr (also given as Baldur, Balder) is the son of Odin and Frigg
Frigg
Frigg is a fertility goddess in Norse mythology. She is the wife of Odin, king of the gods, and is the greatest goddess of the Norse pantheon. She is thought to have developed, along with the goddess Freyja, from an earlier fertility deity. Friday (Frigga's Day) is named in her honor.
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. His name might mean "Lord" but is also associated with "day" and "courage".
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What is Baldur power?

Superhuman Speed & Agility: Baldur, perhaps due to his power over light, can move at extremely high speeds much faster than Kratos and Atreus. He uses this to effect in combat, darting around enemies before striking them. His reflexes are similarly fast and is able to block or counter Kratos before he can react.
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Is Baldur an actual god?

Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, Baldr (Old Norse: [ˈbɑldz̠]) is a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, and has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli.
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What kind of god is Baldur in God of War?

God of War's Baldur was the son of Odin and Freya, was known to be beautiful and emanate pure light, and was the favorite of the Aesir gods. In Norse mythology and God of War, Baldur is the god of light, joy, purity, and the summer sun and the son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg.
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Is Baldur stronger than Kratos?

Baldur had super strength around the same as Kratos, but it was his inability to feel anything, pain, tiredness, or even emotions that gave him the edge. Thanks to the curse/blessing Freya placed upon him, Baldur is quite literally unkillable.
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Is Thor stronger than Baldur?

Superhuman Strength: As the God of Strength, Thor is the strongest of the Aesir Gods, surpassing that of Baldur, Týr, Magni, Modi, and maybe even Odin himself in terms of brute force and physical strength.
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Is Shadow Moon a Baldur?

Neil Gaiman revealed that Shadow is not the character's real name. Of course not. In the short story mentioned above, “The Monarch of the Glen,” Shadow's real name is revealed to be Balder. Balder is part of the Norse pantheon of gods, and Odin's son.
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What was special about Balder?

Balder, Old Norse Baldr, in Norse mythology, the son of the chief god Odin and his wife Frigg. Beautiful and just, he was the favourite of the gods. Most legends about him concern his death. Icelandic stories tell how the gods amused themselves by throwing objects at him, knowing that he was immune from harm.
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What was Baldur known for?

He is best known for his dramatic death, which heralds the coming of Ragnarök, the end of the age of the Norse gods and the rebirth of the world. Baldr (also given as Baldur, Balder) is the son of Odin and Frigg. His name might mean "Lord" but is also associated with "day" and "courage".
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Why did Loki have Baldur killed?

Treacherous Loki was jealous, so he disguised himself as a woman and discovered from Frigg that the mistletoe had never given an oath not to harm Balder. He had an arrow made from mistletoe and during the games he gave it to Balder's blind brother Hodor and tricked him into shooting Balder.
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Who is Baldur to Thor?

One of the Norse Gods of Asgard, Balder is the half-brother of the Thunder God Thor, companion to the Warriors Three and a loyal follower and son of Odin, ruler of the gods.
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What did Loki do to Baldur?

' Hother took the mistletoe and threw it at Balder, as Loki directed him. The mistletoe struck Balder and pierced him through and through, and he fell down dead. For a while the gods stood speechless, then they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.”
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What is Baldur's curse?

Baldur's curse was a powerful spell designed by Freya to prevent her son from dying a needless death. It is designed to make the victim/recipient invulnerable to any and all injuries no matter how minor or serious, but at the cost of being unable to physically feel anything.
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What Baldur want from Kratos?

While it is thought initially that Baldur's target is Kratos for being a god from another land, it is revealed that Baldur is seeking a giant living in Midgard. This giant turns out to be Faye, Kratos' wife, Atreus' mother, and one of the last living giants of Jotunheim.
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Who is older baldr or Thor?

Who is Balder the Brave, Thor and Loki's older brother, and what is his role in the greater Marvel Universe? Thor has become one of Marvel's most iconic figures, with an entire corner of the Marvel Universe developing around this mythological figure and his legendary origins.
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Was Baldr evil?

Personality. Baldur was once a kind and emotionally stable Aesir god, but he ended up becoming an extremely cruel, ruthless and sadistic monster after his mother Freya, out of misguided love, cursed him with invulnerability spell to ensure nothing can kill him at the cost of his ability to feel anything.
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What is Baldur's sacred animal?

Baldur rode a horse named Léttfeti, who was sacrificed on his funeral pyre after he was indirectly murdered by Loki. Forseti is a god of justice and law and the son of Baldur and Nan. His Spirit Animal is a gray wolf.
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What is the symbol for Baldur?

A son of Odin and Frigg, Baldur was worshipped as the god of the summer sun in Norse mythology. He's often depicted with rays of light shooting out of him, symbolic of the sun.
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What god is Czernobog?

Chernobog (Latin: Zcerneboch, lit. "Black God", reconstructed as Proto-Slavic *Čьrnobogъ, from *čьrnъ ("black") + *bogъ ("god")) is the god of bad fate worshipped by the Polabian Slavs. He is first mentioned by Helmold in the Chronica Slavorum.
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Is Mr world a Loki?

As we learn in the climax of the novel, he is actually Loki in disguise, who's running a very long and elaborate con with Mr. Wednesday to pit Gods against one another and feed off the ensuing battle, which would be dedicated to Odin. “It's not about sides,” he says to Laura.
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What god is Shadow Moon's mother?

Physical appearance. Various characters question Shadow's race, the ambiguity of which contributes to a later revelation. Gaiman has confirmed that Shadow's mother is black. Shadow is thirty-two years old at the start of the novel.
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Why 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 can defeat Odin?

Oh yes, one of the very few people Hercules could actually beat might just be his father, Zeus. This massive bad boy could actually defeat Odin himself. Plus, he's responsible for beating even Galactus, and Thanos which pretty much puts him on a pedestal.
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Who is stronger Zeus or Thor?

While Zeus is fully Immortal. So Zeus has Massive Strength and Battle prowess. So he matches Thor in that. I honestly say Thor is much Stronger.
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