Odin appears in stories.
Baldr ( also Balder , Baldur ) is a god in Norse mythology , and a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg . Odin ( Old Norse Óðinn ) , the chief god of Norse mythology , was referred to by more than 200 names in the skaldic and Eddic traditions . Odin . Odin is attested as having many sons , most famously the gods Thor ( with Jörð ) and Baldr ( with Frigg ) , and is known by hundreds of names . Various gods and men appear as Sons of Odin or Sons of Wodan/Wotan or Sons of Woden in old Old Norse and Old High German and Old English texts . In Norse mythology , Thor ( [ θɔr ] from Old Norse Þórr ) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder , lightning , storms , oak trees , strength , the protection of mankind , and also hallowing and fertility .