Odin

Odin, Norse god: see Woden.

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Odin

 or Wotan

One of the principal Norse gods. A war god from earliest times, Odin appeared in Scandinavian heroic literature as the protector of heroes. Fallen warriors were believed to join him in Valhalla. Odin was the great magician among the gods and was associated with runic writing. His eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, could gallop through the air and over the sea. Odin was usually depicted as a tall old man with a flowing beard and only one eye (the other he gave in exchange for wisdom); he wore a cloak and a wide-brimmed hat and carried a spear. The wolf and the raven were dedicated to him.

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An open source emulator for OS/2 that runs 32-bit Windows applications. Odin supports the full Win32 Windows NT/2000 interface. The Odin project team is based in Germany, hence, the name Odin, which means "chief god" in Norse and Teutonic mythology. For more information, visit http://en.os2.org/projects/odin.

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Odin

god of farming. [Norse Myth.: Benét, 728]

See : Farming

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Odin

god who presided over feasts of slain warriors. [Norse Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 774]

See : War

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Odin

god; drank from fountain, became all-knowing. [Norse Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 774]

See : Wisdom