Odin | It's Norse, Of Course
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
We’re kicking off It’s Norse of Course with a look at the All-Father himself. Come for the history of Norse mythology’s father figure, and stay for inevitable contemplations on death and meaning!
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of White supremacy, antisemitism, murder, hanging, maiming, and climate change.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm |
| 0:02.0 | M. |
| 0:05.0 | The Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:33.2 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:36.2 | I'm Amanda. And I'm Julia. |
| 0:40.9 | And this is episode 320 where, what's that I hear? |
| 0:43.5 | Are those the hooves of the chariots of Odin? |
| 0:44.1 | Ooh. |
| 0:46.9 | Well, Amanda, here's the thing. |
| 0:53.4 | After really like an awesome response that we got to our It's All Greek to me series last year, I really wanted to do something that was kind of like a similar deep dive into another pantheon |
| 0:58.2 | and kind of give it the same treatment. |
| 1:01.0 | And we got a lot of really good feedback about what people want to see if we did another series like that. |
| 1:06.9 | And almost overwhelmingly, people asked for Norse mythology. |
| 1:11.8 | Ooh. |
| 1:12.9 | So we are introducing here, drum roll, please. |
| 1:17.9 | Schneider, no, if you can do better than my tongue drum roll, please go ahead. |
| 1:22.7 | But, you know, it's just an option for you. |
| 1:24.3 | Yeah. know, it's just an option for you. |
| 1:42.9 | We are introducing it's Norse, of course. And because we are starting a new series we have to start |
| 1:48.7 | with one of the most important figures in Norse beliefs the big man himself Odin oh baby is |
| 1:57.0 | Odin the fuck father of Norse mythology let's find out. We'll talk about it because I feel like a lot of people will make comparisons to him with Zeus. |
| 2:05.9 | But we will talk about the differences there. |
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