Celtic Mythology

Taranis

Part A: Brief Discription

Taranis was the Celtic thunder God. He can be compared to the Roman God Jupiter.
It is believed that the sound of coming thunder was actually the sound of the rolling wheels of Taranis' chariot. Taranis is generally depicted as a fair god, and slow to wrath.  
Due to Taranis association with chariots, he is also associated with the wheel.
He was worshipped mainly in the British Isles.

He is physically represented as a middle aged man with a bearded face, carrying a wheel.

Part B: Their role in Society

Taranis had a major role in Celtic society and thunder was a regular occurrence in their society. He was also believed to be the god of heaven, so Taranis would have a major presence in society as death and the afterlife were/are inevitable.
As stated in Part A, Taranis is generally depicted as a fair god and therefore is a much more loved and worshipped god than the others.

Part C: Pictures

Part D: Rituals

Rituals to honour Taranis include:
- Carry a piece of lighting blasted oak on your person.
- Creating statues of worship.

Taranis was the God of the heavens as well, so many ceremonies relating to death were performed in Taranis' name.

Norse Mythology

Odin

Part A

The holiest and the highest of the Nordic gods was Odin. His role in Nordic society was to be the God of universal wisdom and victory. He was also popularly known as the Lord of Hosts and the God of battle.

The physical appearance of Odin was often described as an ageing man with a long tray beard and long curly hair, wearing his blue cloak and his floppy wide-brimmed hat that pulled down to cover up his missing eye.

Items possessed by Odin include his spear 'Gungnir', which never missed its target, the ring 'Draupnir', from which every ninth night eight new rings appear, and his eight footed horse called Sleipnir. The wolves Freki and Geri accompany him. He gives them both his food, because he himself eats nothing, he just drinks wine.

He is also called Othinn, Wodan and Wotan. Some of the aliases he uses to travel icognito among mortals are Vak and Valtam. Wednesday is named after him (Wodan).
Odin was also a shape shifter, he could transform into any human or animal in which he wanted to.

                                       

 Part B

   

Odin, being one of the highest and holiest gods, was a major part of Norse society. As Odin was the God of universal wisdom, poetry, war, victory and battle, he possessed an enormous amount of knowledge relevant to Norse society.
He was also considered to sometimes investigate the act of war. Odin always seeks out knowledge and it appears as though he is always on a quest.  

Part C 

Part D

People of Nordic belief practised sacrifice due to the events that Odin himself. The Nordic legend tells how Odin crucified himself on the World Tree for nine nights so as the attain divine wisdom.

Other rituals practised by Nordics that relate to Odin include the creation of different statues and different ceremonies 

This video summarises Odin, the Viking God.

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