Thor Odinson – God of Thunder

Name: Thor Odinson – God of Thunder

 

Classification: God

 

Associated with Thunderstorms , Fertility

 

Culture: Norse Germanic

 

Pantheon : Aesir

 

Symbol: the thunderbolt, hammer

 

Sacred Tree: Oak

 

Celebration day: Thursdays

 

Sacred Element: Thorium

 

 

from the old Saxon thunar which would be translated by some to Donar his German name.

 

Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of mankind and also hallowing and fertility.

 

He is a member of the race of Aesir who come to us from the Taurus star system specifically the Asagar star.

 

He is the son of Odin who was seen as the all father and King of the Asgardians as well as Jorde who was the personification of the earth spirit.

 

 

He possesses several enchanted weapons including a Golden chariot drawn by two massive goats. The giant goats who drew Thor’s chariot were called Tanngniost and Tanngrisnir. Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder

 

They could regenerate overnight after being killed and eaten by Thor, so long as their bones remained undamaged.

 

And a belt, called Megingjörd which doubles his strength.

 

His throwing hammer named Mjolnir that always hits his mark and always returns to his hand.

 

 

In the edda he is described as the strongest of all the gods whom he protects along with humans against the ever-present threat of Giants.

 

At Ragnarök which is the Twilight of the gods he slays the Midgard serpent but himself dies as a result the poisons inflicted on him by the serpent.

 

In mythology it was Thor who men turned to for help in marriage as well as his protection for herds and  crops. His sacred tree was the Oak . And the Romans took him as an equivalent to Hercules or Jupiter. The 4th day of the week is named for this duty