Odin Thor facts
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For the first time in 1,000 years, a pagan temple dedicated to both Thor and Odin, will be built in Iceland.
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After Sunday (the Sun) and Monday (the Moon), every day of the week is named after Anglo-Saxon derivatives of mythical gods. i.e. Wednesday after Woden, or Odin, Thursday after Thor, and so on.
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Not everyone believes Thor and Odin are simply figures from ancient mythology; it's estimated there are 500 to 1,000 people in Denmark alone who still believe in the Nordic religion and worship its gods.
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Thor and Odin were not immortal, according to Norse mythology
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BRIAN BLESSED was originally intended to play Odin in the Thor movies
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4 days of the week are named after Norse gods. In particular, Thursday is named after the Norse god Thor (Thursday = Thor's Day). Wednesday is named after the head Norse god Odin (Wednesday = Wodin's/Odin's Day).
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Four of the seven days of the week in English are named after Norse gods (Odin, Thor, Tyr, Frigg). The names of those days in romance languages are so different because their days were named after Roman gods (Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter).
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The Prose Edda identified Memnon (the Ethiopian King who defended Troy in The Iliad) Rather Than Odin as the Father of Thor
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The the Ancient Norse pantheon (Odin, Thor, Loki etc) originate from Troy. The genology allegedly begins with Priam, the legendary Kind during the Trojan War, of which is detailed in Homer's Iliad.
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Most of the days of the week are named after gods including Thor(sday) and (W)odin(sday)
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In the same way that Zeus is Jupiter, Odin is Mercury and Thor is Hercules.
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In many cultures, the swastika doesn't stand for the Nazis or anti-Semitism. Native American tribes used the swastika in healing rituals. In Europe, the symbol was associated with Norse gods like Thor and Odin. And in Asia, the symbol had strong ties to Hinduism and Buddhism.
