In Norse mythology, Loki is the god associated with trick, lie and fire. He was the son of jötunn Fárbauti and Laufey; and sworn brother of Asgardian lord god Odin, despite being much younger than him. He was treacherous, cunning, verbally abusive, and he often quarreled with other deities. As one of the most important …
Sleipnir was the mount of Odin in Norse mythology. It was an eight-foot horse as white as snow and the best horse in the world. 。The name “Sleipnir” means “smooth” or “gliding”. The only god who had rid it beside Odin was his son Hermod. And Grani was descendent of Sleipnir. Vikings believed that Odin …
Odin was the lord god and the king of Asgardian gods in Norse mythology. He was associated with prediction, kingship, wisdom, healing, magic, poetry, war and death. In Norse mythology, he was the husband of Frigg, father of Thor and sworn brother of Loki. Odin had hundreds of aliases; in Germanic mythology he was called …
In Norse mythology, the World Tree refers to an immerse tree whose branches composed the world. It is also known as the Yggdrasil. ”Ygg” means “to terrify”, it is one of Odin’s many names; while “drasil” means “horse”, in combination “Yggdrasil” is “Odin’s horse”. Odin once hung himself from a branch of this tree, pierced …
Yggdrasil, also known as the “World Tree” or “Universe Tree”, is an immense tree in Norse mythology. Its branches compose the world in Norse mythology. In Norse mythology, the lord god Odin’ spear Gungnir is also made of a branch from Yggdrasil. Odin once hung himself from a branch of this tree, pierced himself with …
Both Chinese and Norse mythologies are important global mythologies and valuable cultural treasures. Due to a lack of communication between early civilizations, there are big differences between them in form and composition, but they also share similarities regarding their ancient gods. Ymir and Pangu are the primeval beings respectively in Norse and Chinese mythologies, where …
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The Norse mythology refers to the mythic system peculiar to the Scandinavia, and based on folktale and legends in Nordic countries like Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Films based on Norse mythology, such as Thor franchise, Beowulf and Percy Jackson franchise, are very popular in recent years. And similar to other mythologies around the world, peculiar …
Norse mythology is completely different from mythologies of Greece, Egypt, India and China. In Norse mythology, deities are not all-mighty, neither is the world eternal. Lord god Odin rode through the misty forest and met the wise giant Mimir who was guarding world tree Mímameiðr. He got to drink the water in the well of …
Both Norse mythology and Greek mythology are among the major mythologies in the world. Deities from the two mythologies even have important roles in Marvel films and TV series. The formation of the two mythologies is completely independent, but there are also some relation and differences between them. What is Norse mythology? The Norse mythology …
There are creatures of all sorts in the Marvel Universe. Apart from human on the earth, there are various alien races and even paranormal creatures similar to venom symbionts in this universe. Certainly, there are also many powerful deities in the Marvel Universe. Some of them are gods from mythologies, such as the most familiar …