Tag: Donar
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Valhalla Or Bust? Taking A Look At The Norse Afterlife [Part Four]: Thor’s Hall
Thor, a popular and well renowned god, both in and outside of Heathenry. He appears in a variety of media, including the likes of Manowar’s Thor The Powerhead (though the Therion cover is vastly superior), Amon Amarth’s Twilight of the Thunder God, Marvel Comics, God of War Ragnarok, Rick Riordan’s novels, and so much more.…
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Send Thunder From The Sky: Thor, More Than A Northern Hercules?
When it comes to associating Thor with another sky or thunder deity, the likely choices would be Zeus or Jupiter. But through interpretatio romana, Thor, in his original form as Donar, was associated with Hercules (or Herakles to use the Greek name). So, is Thor more than a Northern Hercules? Hercules in Roman religion Hercules…