The Dagda - Father God of Ireland~
- He is a powerful figure who wields a giant club that can both kill and resurrect men
- His name means "The Good God"
- He possesses a large magickal cauldron that contains an endless supply of food
- The first king of Egypt
- Often portrayed lying beneath the sky goddess, Nut (his lover and twin)
- A fertility deity
- Father of Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nepthys
- The youngest son of Cronos and Rhea
- Became the supreme ruler over all Gods of the ancient Greeks
- Known as quite the philanderer
- God of thunder and lightning
- In charge of justice, morals, and law
- Lived in Asgard the home of the gods
- He was the god of kings and the mentor of young heroes
- A shape shifter who frequently roamed the world in disguise
- Accompanied by a pack of wolves and ravens, and rode on a magic horse named Sleipnir
- Associated with the concept of the wild hunt, and leads a horde of fallen warriors across the sky
- God of the dead
- Helped to slay Ymir (a giant who was the father of the frost giants)
- He lost his eye in exchange for a drink from a sacred well full of knowledge
- Learned songs and runes by hanging onto Yggdrasil for nine days
- At Ragnarok, Odin dies while fighting Fenrir (a wolf which the Aesir could not restrain until the dwarves fashioned a rope called Gleipnir) after killing Odin Fenrir is killed by Vidar
- Wednesday is named for him
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