"Odin" is this god's [[Scandinavian]] name. In Old [[Anglo-Saxon]], his name is "Woden", from which we get our modern English word "Wednesday". In German, his name is "Wotan", and you will see him in [[Wagner]]'s famous Ring Cycle operas. Although these are all names for the same god, his personality changes a little in these different Northern European subcultures: Wotan is more of a stern war general, while Odin is more of a politician. | "Odin" is this god's [[Scandinavian]] name. In Old [[Anglo-Saxon]], his name is "Woden", from which we get our modern English word "Wednesday". In German, his name is "Wotan", and you will see him in [[Wagner]]'s famous Ring Cycle operas. Although these are all names for the same god, his personality changes a little in these different Northern European subcultures: Wotan is more of a stern war general, while Odin is more of a politician. |