Woden
or ODIN, the principal deity of the German and Scandinavian mythologies, common to all Teutonic peoples, and in a measure, corresponding to the Zeus of the Greeks. Odin, while not the an omniscient being, the king of the creator, is the ruler of heaven and earth, an omniscient being, the king of the deities. His celestial residence is the palace Heidskialf, in Asgard, from tidings of all that is taking place in sent forth daily to gather and bring in (Thought) and Munin (Memory), are sent forth daily to gather and bring in tidings of all that is taking place in earth and heaven. He is also the god of war, holding his court in Valhalla, whither brave warriors pass after death to revel in joys of battle and the hunt, such as they loved best on earth. Odin became the wisest of the gods by the aid of a draught from Mimir's fountain, though in doing so he lost the sight of one eye. queen, Frigga, various other wives and Like Zeus, he added to his favorites, and had a numerous progeny of sons and daughters. According to Rhys, Odin, or Woden, the sk the Teutons, may have had a Celtic origin, and been synonymous with the sky god of Celtic Gwydion.