Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . Odin. THE AESIR.—ODIN. 313 ejecting poison, through which perjurers and murderers wereforced to wade by way of punishment. THE AESIR, Whose thrones were in Gladsheim, were twelve in names were—Thor, Baldr, Freyr, Tyr, Bragi, Hudr,Heimdall, Vithar, Valij Ullr, Ve, Forseti. Thus, with Odin,the All-father, whose throne rose above the other twelve,the great gods of the Norse Pantheon were thirteen in number. ODIN. (plate XXXV.) The physical origin of the idea of Odin is evident, first,
Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . Odin. THE AESIR.—ODIN. 313 ejecting poison, through which perjurers and murderers wereforced to wade by way of punishment. THE AESIR, Whose thrones were in Gladsheim, were twelve in names were—Thor, Baldr, Freyr, Tyr, Bragi, Hudr,Heimdall, Vithar, Valij Ullr, Ve, Forseti. Thus, with Odin,the All-father, whose throne rose above the other twelve,the great gods of the Norse Pantheon were thirteen in number. ODIN. (plate XXXV.) The physical origin of the idea of Odin is evident, first,from the meaning of his name, and, secondly, from the variousattributes assigned to him. The word Odin is simply anotherform of V/oden, or Wuotan, which Grimm connects with theLatin vadei-c. He is thus the moving, life-giving breath or airof heaven; and as such corresponds to the Hindoo Brahmin=rAtman (German, Athem), or ever-present life and Greek correlative is, of course, Zeus, who is likewisespoken of as All-father. The name Zeus is derived from aroot signifying to shine, and
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