]> 2026-05-17T00:33:27+00:00 Odin 0 en Odin The god of battles, the old German ''Sabbaoth'', the same as the Scandinavian ''Wodan''. He is the great hero in the ''Edda ''and one of the creators of man. Roman antiquity regarded him as one with Hermes or Mercury (Budha), and modern Orientalism (Sir W. Jones) accordingly confused him with Buddha. In the Pantheon of the Norse men, he is the “father of the gods” and divine wisdom, and as such he is of course Hermes or the creative wisdom. Odin or Wodan in creating the first man from trees—the Ask (ash) and Embla (the alder)_ endowed them with life and soul, Honir with intellect, and Lodur with form and colour [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]]<span style="color: grey; font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;"> (<span style="font-style: italic; border-bottom:1px dotted gray; cursor:help;" title="'Theosophical Glossary' by H. P. Blavatsky">TG</span>)</span>. <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted gray; cursor:help;" title="Scandinavian">Scand.</span> The god of battles, the old German ''Sabbaoth'', the same as the Scandinavian ''Wodan''. He is the g... Odin Odin Odin 2023-09-10T11:22:49Z 2460197.9741782 Odin