Who is odin?

One of Odin’s countless pseudonym is “Allfather” (Old Norse Alfaðir), he is the father of all of the gods. He’s simultaneously an Aesir god, a Vanir god, and a giant (his mother is Bestla, one of the first frost-giants). One old Norse poem even identifies him with önd, the breath of life. Odin is the primal animating force that permeates all life.

Odin’s name can be translated as “Master of Ecstasy.” His Old Norse name, Óðinn, is formed from two parts: first, the noun óðr, “ecstasy, fury, inspiration,” and the suffix -inn, the masculine definite article, which, when added to the end of another word like this, means something like “the master of” or “a perfect example of.”

Odin only has one eye, because he sacrificed one to drink from the fountain of wisdom. His wives are Frigg and Jord, the Earth. His eldest son is Thor, god of thunder. Souls of heroes slain in battle will be guided by the Valkyries, warrior maidens, to Odin's hall, Valhalla.