Thor

Thor (thôr), Germanic Donar (dō`när), Norse god of thunder. An ancient and highly revered divinity, Thor was the patron and protector of peasants and warriors. As a god of might and war he was represented as extremely powerful and fearless, occasionally slow-witted, armed with a magical hammer (which returned to him when he threw it), iron gloves, and a belt of strength. Being a god of the people he was also associated with marriage, with the hearth, and with agriculture. According to one legend he was the son of Woden. Thor was identified with the Roman god Jupiter, and among Germanic peoples Jove's day became Thor's day (Thursday).

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Thor

Thor with his hammer, Mjollnir, on his knees, bronze statuette from northern Iceland, c. AD 1000; …

(credit: Courtesy of the National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik)

Deity, common to all the early Germanic peoples, who appeared as a great, red-bearded warrior of tremendous strength. The son of Odin (according to some legends) and Jord, the earth goddess, he was the implacable foe of the harmful race of giants but was benevolent toward humans. His name is the Germanic word for thunder. His great weapon was his hammer, Mjollnir. His greatest enemy was the world serpent Jörmungand, which he was destined to kill, and be killed by, in the Ragnarök. Thursday is named for Thor.

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Thor

bravest of gods; protected man from lightning. [Norse Myth.: Brewer Handbook, 1099]

See : Lightning

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Thor

god of thunder. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 1109]

See : Thunder