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Thor

In Norse and Teutonic mythology, the god of thunder (his hammer), represented as a man of enormous strength defending humanity against demons and the frost giants. He was the son of Odin and Freya, and one of the Aesir (warrior gods). Thursday is named after him.

Thor's three magic possessions were his hammer, the thunderbolt; iron gloves to wield his weapon; and a belt which increased his strength by half. His chariot was drawn by two goats.

The Romans identified him with Jupiter or Jove; Thursday being the Latin equivalent of Jovis dies and French jeudi.



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Here, in the whirlpool of European races, the Ugric tribe bore down from Iceland the fighting spirit which Thor and Wodin game them, which their Berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of Europe, aye, and of Asia and Africa too, till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come.
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Thaw with his gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer.
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If we cannot at once rise to the sanctities of obedience and faith, let us at least resist our temptations; let us enter into the state of war and wake Thor and Woden, courage and constancy, in our Saxon breasts.
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