Who was Odin in love with?

Odin was the king of the realm, and made Njörðr and Freyr temple priests. Freyja was the daughter of Njörðr, and was Odin's concubine. Odin deeply loved Freyja, and she was "the fairest of woman of that day".
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Who did Odin love the most?

With his wife, Frigg, he had one son, the beloved Baldur. However Odin has numerous extramarital affairs, most famously his affair with Jord, with whom he fathered another prominent Norse God, Thor.
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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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Did Odin marry Frigg or Freya?

Frigg, also called Friia, in Norse mythology, the wife of Odin and mother of Balder.
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Who was odins first wife?

He has two sons, Balder by his first wife Frigg and Thor by Jord. Odin also has several animals.
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Who was Odin's favorite child?

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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Was Odin a womanizer?

Incidentally, despite him being married to Frigg a lot of these sons are from different mothers and Odin appears in many stories as a womaniser, even boasting of his affairs, reminiscent of (and perhaps inspired by?) Zeus from Greek mythology.
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Did Odin cheat on Frigg?

Although Frigg loved Odin, she was known to have had an occasional affair. Odin was not a faithful husband, either; Frigg's rivals included Rind, Gunnlod, and Grid. Frigg was also a seeress who knew the future but never spoke of it, not even to Odin, though he knew she had this power.
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How many kids did Freya and Odin have?

Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chariot pulled by two cats, is accompanied by the boar Hildisvíni, and possesses a cloak of falcon feathers. By her husband Óðr, she is the mother of two daughters, Hnoss and Gersemi.
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Why did Freya leave Odin?

Eventually, Freya would break off her marriage to Odin due to his cruelty, and Norse Gods becoming violent, notably Thor killing giants mercilessly. Angered that the marriage was broken, he cursed the goddess to never be able to leave Midgard or harming any living creature.
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What is Odin's gender?

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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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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Did Loki love Odin?

Odin found Loki, the abandoned offspring of Frost Giant leader Laufey, and took him in. After discovering this as an adult, Loki really isn't in a good headspace. Though Odin took Loki hoping that it would bring peace with the Frost Giants, he grew to love his son.
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Who are Odin's three sons?

Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli.
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Who killed Odin in Norse mythology?

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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Who is the oldest child of Odin?

With the giantesses Gríðr and Rindr, Odin has two other sons named Víðarr and Váli. His eldest son is Thor, god of thunder, born to him by Jörð, the personification of the Earth.
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Who is Odin's first born child?

Hela, Odin's first born, served as Asgard's Executioner and Goddess of Death, as her and her father made their way through the Nine Realms bringing death, destruction and conquest along for the ride.
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Why did Freya marry Odin?

Freya had been a leader of the Vanir gods during the Aesir-Vanir War and eventually agreed to marry Odin in order to bring peace between the two sides.
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Who was Odin's best friend?

Odin has no friends, really, other than harmless and trusting Kvasir, who wants nothing that Odin possesses. But now, Kvasir has been missing for months and word has come that in the mountains of Jotunheim a giant is bragging that he owns a magical mead. It's a drink that bestows power and wisdom with one sip.
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Who is the Viking goddess of love?

Freyja, (Old Norse: “Lady”), most renowned of the Norse goddesses, who was the sister and female counterpart of Freyr and was in charge of love, fertility, battle, and death.
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Who is the Norse god of betrayal?

Odin practiced seidr, a form of magic considered unmanly, and was the god of frenzy, betrayal and death (in addition to inspiration and wisdom).
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Who was worse Zeus or Odin?

They're both really bad but Zeus had the excuse of being corrupted and was under the influence of Pandora's box which made him act the way he did while Odin was always selfish and manipulative on his own naturally.
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Did Odin and Sif have a child?

Sif is the Norse Goddess of Wheat, Earth, Harvest and Family. She is the wife of Thor, the daughter-in-law of Odin, the step-mother of Magni, and the mother of Ullr, Modi and Thrúd.
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Who is Odin second wife?

According to Norse mythology, Frigg was the second wife of the powerful god Odin and one of the chief goddesses. She was honored as the patron of motherhood and marriage and the goddess of love and fertility.
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