From Mythology … Odin

 

Odin

• Odin was the leader of the Norse gods and the creator of both the world and people.
• He was also known to the Germanic tribes as Woden, from which the name for Wednesday came.
• Tacitus associated him with the Roman god Mercury.
• He was a god of war and was often depicted with his spear, Gungnir, which never missed its target, and with his ring, Draupnir.
• He was also god of wisdom, magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, hunting and death.
• He had two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, two wolves, Freki and Feri, and an eight legged horse named Sleipnir.