Who is Odin's blood brother?

Odin and Loki are blood brothers, but the origin of this seems to be unclear in Norse Mythology. One version says that Odin killed Loki's giant father and adopted him. Another version states that Loki and Odin were both around at the beginning of time and we're good friends.
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Is Loki Odin's brother or Son?

Loki is either the stepbrother or blood brother to Odin, but the history of the relationship is unclear. Some versions in mythology say that Odin adopted Loki as a baby after killing his giant father.
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Is Loki Thor's brother or Odin's brother?

One key distinction is that Loki is not Thor's brother in Norse mythology. While Loki's relationship to the gods varies from story to story - thanks in part to his own slippery, shape-shifting nature - Loki is traditionally seen as Odin's step-brother, making him more Thor's uncle than a brother.
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How are Loki and Odin related?

Some sources characterize Loki as the son of two giants, who abandoned him in battle with Odin, one of the leading gods in Norse mythology. Other sources indicate that Odin and Loki became blood brothers and undertook adventures with Thor, who also figures prominently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Who are Odin's three sons?

Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli.
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Who is the strongest son of Odin?

Vidar. Yet another one of Odin's sons turns out to be an extremely powerful god. It is believed that Vidar was the strongest among all men or gods, except for Thor. He proved his power during Ragnarok when he killed Loki's giant wolf-son, Fenrir.
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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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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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Who is Thor to Zeus?

In the comics, Zeus was depicted as a mentor to a young Thor. Out of the respect and friendship between Zeus and Thor's father, Odin, the two shared a deep friendship. Once Odin died, Zeus acted as a father figure and advisor. The film depicts the two at odds, with them trying to kill each other.
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How many sons did Odin have?

He is the one-eyed All-Father, who sacrificed his eye in order to see everything that happens in the world. He has two sons, Balder by his first wife Frigg and Thor by Jord. Odin also has several animals.
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Who impregnated Loki?

In the form of a mare, Loki was impregnated by the stallion Svaðilfari and gave birth to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.
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Which god is Loki's father?

Who is Loki? In Norse mythology Loki is a cunning trickster who has the ability to change his shape and sex. Although his father is the giant Fárbauti, he is included among the Aesir (a tribe of gods).
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What is Odin the god of?

Odin, the All-Father

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 man 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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Is Hercules stronger than Thor?

This has been gone over numerous times in the comics; Hercules is stronger than Thor. In addition, in Marvel Comics the Olympians are immortal while the Asgardians are extrememly long lived.
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Who is god of Marvel?

Yahweh was one of the gods of Earth, but his true origin varies from one account to another. Yahweh was part of a group of life-forms that existed before the Multiverse, and who were the only sentient life at that point.
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Who is the god of Avengers?

Thor Odinson is the Asgardian God of Thunder, the former king of both Asgard and New Asgard, a founding member of the Avengers, and a former member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Who created Odin?

Buri had a son whose name was Bor, who went on to marry Ymir's daughter, Bestla. With her, he fathered the three gods Odin, Vili and Ve.
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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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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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Who is the oldest god?

The Mesha Stele bears the earliest known reference (840 BCE) to the Israelite God Yahweh.
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Who is the 1st Norse god?

Aurgelmir, also called Ymir, in Norse mythology, the first being, a giant who was created from the drops of water that formed when the ice of Niflheim met the heat of Muspelheim.
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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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Who is Odin's favorite son?

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.
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Who is the most evil Norse god?

Loki. In the comic books, Loki is the adopted brother, and arch-nemesis, of Thor but in Norse mythology he is the son of Laufey and the Jötunn Fárbauti and is Odin's blood brother. He is known as the God of Trickery and Mischief and The Father of Monsters.
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What god is above Odin?

(21.) Thor is the foremost of them. He is called Asa-Thor, or Oku-Thor.
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