Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Modi: the Norse god of battle-wrath and courage, a son of Thor whose name means "the brave," the personification of the warrior's fierce
The myth of Hoenir: the mysterious ancient Norse god, one of the three creators who gave the first humans mind and reason, sent as a hostage to the Vanir
The myth of Ullr: the Norse god of archery, skiing, the hunt and single combat, the divine bowman and skier of the winter wilds and stepson of Thor, once
The myth of Sigyn: the faithful wife of Loki and Norse goddess of devotion, who when the gods bound her treacherous husband in a cave with venom dripping
The myth of Forseti: the Norse god of justice, law and reconciliation, the divine judge and son of Baldr who presided in his shining hall Glitnir,
The myth of Aegir: the Norse lord and personification of the sea, a giant on friendly terms with the gods who brewed ale and hosted their grandest feasts
The myth of Ran: the Norse goddess of the sea's deadly side, wife of Aegir, who swept the waters with a great net to catch drowning sailors and draw them
The myth of Sol: the Norse goddess of the sun, the radiant maiden who drives the sun-chariot across the sky in eternal flight from the wolf Sköll, fated
The myth of Mani: the Norse god of the moon, brother of the sun-goddess Sol, who drove the moon across the night sky and governed its phases, pursued by
The myth of Dagr: the Norse personification of the day, the shining god and son of Nott who rode across the sky each morning on the horse Skinfaxi, whose
