Meet five gods from five worlds — free
Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic and Mesopotamian. One marquee god from each, written to the same standard as our full archive: sourced to the ancient texts, framed as myth rather than fact, and a genuine pleasure to read.
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Odin
death, magic, and the binding force of oath and kinship wisdom) According to the Poetic Edda, Odin rules from Asgard as king of the Aesir, yet he is restless—forever wandering the Nine Worlds in disguise, seeking knowledge. The myths tell that he hung himself upon Yggdrasil, the World Tree, for nine nights, pierced by his own spear, to gain wisdom of the runes. He sacrificed his eye to drink from Mimir's well of understanding. Odin fathered the fierce sons Vili and Vé; together they slew the primordial giant Ymir a…
Sources: Poetic Edda (Völuspá, Hávamál, Grímnismál); Prose Edda (Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning and Skáldskaparmál); Tacitus,