Odin was 
one of the chief gods of the early people of Scandinavia in northern Europe. In their mythology (called Norse mythology), they imagined Odin as an old man with a gray beard and only one eye. He gave up the other eye in exchange for wisdom. Other names for Odin include Wotan and Woden. Wednesday (“Woden’s day”) is named for him.
Odin was the god of warriors and poets. He was also a magician. Odin was important in Norse myths about creation. He and his two brothers were said to have made the first human beings, Askr and Embla.
Thor, the god of thunder, was Odin’s son. Odin’s daughters included the Valkyries. The Valkyries met fallen heroes on the battlefield. They brought the dead heroes to stay at a grand banquet hall called Valhalla. Valhalla was like a heaven for warriors.
According to legend, Odin had two ravens, named Thought and Memory. Each day he would send the birds out into the world. When they returned, they would tell Odin all they had seen. For that reason Odin was called the raven god. Odin also had a magical horse, called Sleipnir. It had eight legs and could gallop through the sky and across the sea.
