Odin

The father of the gods, one of three brothers (along with Vili and Vé) who murdered Ymir and built the world from his corpse. Odin is a complex figure: god of war, wisdom, poetry, magic, and death.

His name also means “the terrible one,” and Yggdrasil (“Odin’s horse”) is named after the gallows on which Odin hung himself for nine nights, pierced by his own spear, to gain the knowledge of the runes.

Odin trades constantly for knowledge and power. He traded his eye to drink from Mímir’s Well. He hung himself to learn the runes. He is restless, always seeking, never satisfied. Of all the gods, Odin is most aware that Ragnarök is coming—and that the cosmos is temporary.