Which God is Shadow Moon?

Shadow Moon Is A Character In The American Gods Book
Turns out there is. Warning: Book spoilers from American Gods ahead! In the book, it's eventually revealed that Shadow is a demigod — the son of a god and a human woman, according to ScreenRant. Specifically, he's the son of Odin — aka, Mr.
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What god does Shadow Moon represent?

Shadow's coins, both the gold and the silver, give him protection from death as well as showcasing his powers as Baldur, a sun god.
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Does Shadow Moon have any powers?

He occasionally has prophetic dreams and knows about events before they happen. He also has a very strong, mystical connection to Laura. He emanates a golden glow that she's able to follow across vast distances.
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What god is Shadow Moon wife?

External links. Laura Moon (née McCabe) is the deceased spouse of Shadow Moon. She has been preparing for her husband's pending prison release.
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Is Shadow Moon the son of Odin?

Near the end of the book, while Shadow is hanging on the World Tree, he has a vision of Wednesday and his mother getting together. Through this vision Shadow discovers that he is Odin's son.
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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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Who is Shadow Moon 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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Is Laura Moon a zombie?

Wednesday warned her that her body would not hold up for long as she continued Zombie-ing around. She didn't have any blood flow either, because there was no bleeding when her limbs fell off after the crash. However, she never lost her mind all that time that she lived as a zombie.
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Which god killed Laura Moon?

In a bold move, the penultimate episode of American Gods' first season didn't feature either of its protagonists, Shadow Moon or Mr. Wednesday; instead, it featured one of the biggest twists of the series so far: Wednesday and Mad Sweeney killed Laura Moon.
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What is Shadow Moon's real name?

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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How is Shadow Moon a god?

In the book, it's eventually revealed that Shadow is a demigod — the son of a god and a human woman, according to ScreenRant. Specifically, he's the son of Odin — aka, Mr.
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Who kidnapped Shadow Moon?

Novel. In the novel, the "children" are the unseen underlings of the Technical Boy. They appear only in Chapter Two : they are the ones that kidnap Shadow by putting on his mouth a wet cloth with chemical products.
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Which god is Mr. Wednesday?

Mr. Wednesday – an aspect of Odin, the Old Norse god of knowledge and wisdom.
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Who is Shadow Moon father?

American Gods Season 2 dropped a bombshell on Shadow Moon, who learned in Season 2, Episode 8, "Moon Shadow," that Mr. Wednesday, a.k.a. Odin, is his long lost father.
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Does shadow become a god?

Although Shadow is a half god genetically, does he become more of a god by the end of the book? He's not half a god. He's the god Baldur in human form, so yes as the stroy progresses he acquires more and more of his divine gifts.
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What god is Baldur?

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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Why does shadow glow to Laura?

There's also the golden glow Shadow emanates in Laura's zombie-vision, which guides her to him across vast distances. But that can't be a signifier of godhood, because it's specific to Shadow; Wednesday or Bilquis don't glow in Laura's eyes.
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Why is Bilquis sick?

But there's another huge problem with Bilquis. After she absorbed Sanders, she was sick. That's not normal. She gets her energy from absorbing her devout followers.
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Why does Laura call shadow puppy?

She calls him “puppy” not because he's cute and playful, but rather because he follows her around, waiting for whatever scraps she'll throw his way–it's a term of endearment that's really more one of pity.
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Who brought Laura Moon back to life?

Chapter Three. Shadow attends Laura's viewing and burial, dropping a gold coin he received from Mad Sweeney into her grave, which brings Laura back from the dead.
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Why does Laura Moon have super strength?

Edit: Also found this article, which claims it is because of Mad Sweeney's coin: So long as it stays burrowed deep in her embalmed chest, the coin will continue to tie her spirit to her body, giving her superhuman strength — even as her flesh continues to rot.
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Does Laura get back shadow?

But yeah, Shadow and Laura are finally together again, in front of each other in the first episode and then very quickly they're not again!
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What happens after Shadow Moon dies?

In the book, Shadow dies at the tree and visits the land of the dead. However, he is later resurrected by Easter (played in the show by Kristin Chenoweth). However, there remains some divergence between book and series.
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Is shadow in American Gods Thor?

While it's almost entirely certain that Shadow is meant to be Baldr, there are still a lot fans who believe Shadow is one of Odin's other sons, Thor. Like Thor, Shadow cuts a huge, striking figure. Perhaps more significantly, he's always dreaming of an impending storm.
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Who is Mr World American Gods?

Mr. World is the villain in the American Gods story. Hes the leader at the center of the New Gods -- the gods of media and technology who people now worship instead of the old gods. His motives are as mysterious as his knowledge is absolute -- which means he's often challenged more by his subordinates than his enemies.
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