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In Norse mythology, Odin (from Old Norse Óðinn) is a god associated with healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg. The cognate deity in wider Germanic mythology and paganism was known in Old English as Wóden, in Old Saxon as Wōden, and in Old High German as Woutan, stemming from Proto-Germanic *wōđanaz.
In Norse mythology, Odin is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded and wearing a black or blue cloak and a broad hat. Odin is often accompanied by his animal companions—the ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him information from all over Midgard, and the wolves Geri and Freki—and rides the flying, eight-legged steed Sleipnir. Odin is attested as having many sons and is known by hundreds of names.