The Mythology Of Thor, Apollo, And Other Gods

Thor, Odin, and Loki, all good marvel characters, but they didn’t originate in the minds of Stan Lee. In fact they originated nearly 1300 years earlier, in the Viking age. In that time Norse mythology was born in its entirety. The way it was shaped was an effect of the Viking way, and the Viking way was affected by their mythology. Norse mythology didn’t stay inclusive to their own gods because of their raids and trading they learned different religions. Norse mythology integrated another mythology into theirs. This in turn cause wars between those said gods, specific to this essay the Aesir-Vanir War. This affected how Vikings saw the use of Seidr and this event was directly related to them raiding and trading with other lands.

Thor is one of the most famous of the gods in Norse mythology, well known due to his popularity. Thor is described as having a quick and hot temper, and a love for food. The enemies of the gods, the giants, were on the receiving end of

Norse Mythology’s creation started with a giant named Ymir. He emerged from the ground and grew very large from cow’s milk. In time, the god Buri and his wife appeared and gave birth to Bor and Bor’s son was named Odin. Ymir, was evil, and the gods didn’t like it, so they killed him, making his huge body form the earth. His blood became the sea, his flesh became land, his bones became mountains, his hair became the trees, and his

In the movie Thor, made in 2011, the main character and beholder of the “Mjolnir” Thor Odinson is the Asgardian God of thunder. He is the controller of the storms, causing rain, wind, thunder, and lightning whenever he wants, using his magical hammer, the “Mjolnir”. Thor displays the hero archetype by showing heart, bravery, and caring for others when he is able to overcome all of the obstacles thrown his way by his father and his brother Loki. However, not only does he have to overcome the obstacles thrown his way by his family, he has personal issues he needs to overcome. A lot of the issues he has to face head on in the film are due to being hard-headed and

Hundreds of years ago people did not have the technology to explain different forces of nature. They created gods, each with separate powers, to rule their domains. Some of the gods were merciful, some were wicked, and others were merely servants of more powerful gods. Looking at the gods, it is easy to tell what the civilization most valued. I am going to look at the Greek and the Norse gods to compare what was most important to their societies.

In mutiple times in the movie, there was reference to the Norse Gods, Odin and Thor. Stoick the Vast, leader of the village spoke it in an expression of happiness, “OH, THOR ALMIGHTY!” At another scene, Gobber, a viking warrior missing his hand and

Scandinavian Paganism, more commonly known as Norse Mythology, was a popular polytheistic religion during the Anglo-Saxon time period. It is believed to have been derived from the culture of Germanic Paganism. According to Norse Mythology, at the center of the universe lies the greatest ash tree, known as Yggdrasil, whose roots and branches spread across the universe connecting each of the nine realms of Aesir, giants, and Niflheim. The world was believed to have been created by the body of Ymir, a giant that was killed and dismembered by the first gods. His flesh created the earth, his bones formed the mountains, and his blood filled the seas.

The Hindu culture resonates well in Norse mythology. The creation story of the Brahma is a great example because it is close to the Norse creation myth of Ymir, a giant who was dismembered by Odin, Vili, and Ve to use his body parts to create the earth. Although no one was killed, the man uses his body parts to create earth. The Babylonian culture also has a similar story line with the gory creation myth of Ymir. In the story there is a sky god named Marduk, and to create earth he kills a goddess named Tiamat. He splits her body in half and uses one half to create earth and the other half to create the sky.

There is a wicked side to Odin. He can be erratic and at times abuse his power by causing or initiating wars. This has surfaced with many rulers throughout history. If Odin were to be compared to a

     An important point on the subject of Odin remains that unlike the Christian God, Norse gods such as Odin are fallible. They show bias towards specific mortals and often act out of their best interest. Often times, advice given by such gods has selfish intent and only serves as the means to which the god creates his ultimate end.

2.4 Belief and Ritual During the Viking period the Vikings believed in something called Norse paganism. There is very little known about what exactly their religion was called because the Vikings did not write down what they practiced or believed in. What we do know is rather more concerning the stories connected with the pagan gods. Other sources say the Norse religion was called Asatru but there is no way of knowing what their religion was called. The Vikings believed in many different gods and goddesses which are linked to Norse mythology.

During Thor’s coronation in Branagh’s film, Odin is ordaining Thor as the king of Asgard. Odin entrusts him to an object that is highly significant to being a ruler. “Mjolnir, forged in the heart of a dying star. Its power has no equal! It’s a weapon to destroy or as a tool to build. It is a fit companion for a king.” After Odin banishes Thor into the mortal world, he sends Mjolnir after Thor and says an enchantment. “Whosover holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor!” This marks the starting point of the test that Thor has to go through to prove his worth in the movie. Many people try to pull the hammer out of the ground but they find it hard to pull it out of the ground. This resembles that only one person can possess the power of Thor. The agency S.H.I.E.L.D under the charge of agent Phil Coulson sets a camp around the hammer which creates a sense of eeriness that the hammer has a great amount of power that no one on earth has seen

In “Thor’s Unlucky Journey to Jotunheim” the hero Thor showed all of the qualities a norse hero must have. Thor was the god of thunder. He had the remarkable ability of strength because he was able to lift the Midgard serpent because in the story it stated, “My cat was actually the Midgard serpent, whom you succeeded in raising out of the ocean and into the sky.” (Munch 1). Also, according to the text Thor never dies because he is depicted as immortal because of the many things he has been

The reason that it would be awesome to use a magical hammer that you can control. You can summon a lightning strike on anybody or anything. If you want a hot pocket and you aren’t patient then summon some lighting and boom you got a lightly roasted hot pocket. Or if you want to fly you just spin you hammer and almost let go and boom you have just gone 50 miles. PLus you can be the prince of Asgard AKA The world of the gods and wealth and good food. In the story it said that thor was able had unlimited data on his hammer so he could get any show on netflix or hulu and watch it on his hammer. One more thing, You are a god of lighting and

Other signs showing Tolkien's influence in Norse mythology can be noted through the various similarities between Odin and Gandalf. Agreeably they are both known to possess supernatural strengths such as magic and the