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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Asathor}}'''. The same as Thor. The god of storms and thunder, a hero who receives Miölnir, the “storm‐ hammer”, from its fabricators, the dwarfs. With it he conquer Alwin in a “battle of words” breaks the head of the giant Hrungir, chastises Loki for his magic; destroys the whole race of giants in Thrymheim; and, as a good and benevolent god, sets up therewith land‐marks, sanctifies marriage bonds, blesses law and order, and produces every good and terrific feat with its help. A god in the ''Eddas'', who is almost as great as Odin. (See “Miölnir” and “Thor’s Hammer”.). | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Asathor}}'''. The same as Thor. The god of storms and thunder, a hero who receives Miölnir, the “storm‐ hammer”, from its fabricators, the dwarfs. With it he conquer Alwin in a “battle of words” breaks the head of the giant Hrungir, chastises Loki for his magic; destroys the whole race of giants in Thrymheim; and, as a good and benevolent god, sets up therewith land‐marks, sanctifies marriage bonds, blesses law and order, and produces every good and terrific feat with its help. A god in the ''Eddas'', who is almost as great as Odin. (See “Miölnir” and “Thor’s Hammer”.). | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:47, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Asathor. The same as Thor. The god of storms and thunder, a hero who receives Miölnir, the “storm‐ hammer”, from its fabricators, the dwarfs. With it he conquer Alwin in a “battle of words” breaks the head of the giant Hrungir, chastises Loki for his magic; destroys the whole race of giants in Thrymheim; and, as a good and benevolent god, sets up therewith land‐marks, sanctifies marriage bonds, blesses law and order, and produces every good and terrific feat with its help. A god in the Eddas, who is almost as great as Odin. (See “Miölnir” and “Thor’s Hammer”.).
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Asathor