Norse Gods
The main Norse Gods are shown below.
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Odin (Woden) |
Important in Norse mythology are 9 worlds including the world of man, and Ragnarok - a series of cataclysmic events leading to submersion of the world and later reemergence (similarities to Biblical flood). Yggdrasil is the world tree - parallels have been drawn to the Hebrew Tree-of-Life and analogies to the nervous system of the human body (the sacrifice of Odin relating to hormonal changes in the body during growth).
Yggdrasil
Norse mythology had a strong influence on some Led Zeppelin song lyrics, including Stairway to Heaven. It has also had a lasting influence on our society and the names of Gods and Goddesses crop up in daily conversation:
Day of Week |
Norse influence |
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| Monday | Moons day |
| Tuesday | Tyr's day |
| Wednesday | Odin's (Woden's) day |
| Thursday | Thor's day |
| Friday | Frigg's day |
| Saturday | [Saturn's day - Roman influence] |
| Sunday | Sun's day |
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