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Because of Marvel movies series The Avengers, Thor the god of thunder, is no strange figure to us. It is with his hammer, Thor could project his powers. There are many adventures Thor has accomplished with his mighty hammer. Legend also has it, the hammer obeys Thor’s command. Thor could summon it and the hammer would fly right into his arm, destroying everything it passes. Unlike his brother Loki the god of mischievousness, Thor is said to have an enormous build. Even though the two brothers are said to be rivals most of the time, there are some legends where Thor sought the wits of Loki. Such incident happened when once Thor lost his hammer. The comedic poem Prymskvida, tells about the story where Thor lost his hammer. It is said, once Thor fell into a sleep so deep that he didn’t even notice his hammer Mjölnir been stolen. It was prim the ruling giant residing in Jötunheimr, who has stolen it and he has left a note saying he wish to negotiate. Even at his greatest summon, the h...

The sun, the sister of the moon, from the south Her right hand cast over heaven's rim. No knowledge she had where her home should be, The moon knew not what might was his, The stars knew not where their stations were. Norse mythology personifies the sun, which is one of the most powerful forces on earth to a goddess. This is somewhat contradictory to most mythologies such as Egyptian and Greek, which consider the sun to be a god. Norse mythology identifies this goddess as Sol, or as some texts mention Sunna. The goddess is said to drive across the sky each day, pulled by the horses Allsvinn which has the meaning Very Fast and Arvak which has the meaning Early Rising. The goddess is believed to possess the power of creating life and sustaining it. She is also worshiped for her healing powers. The origin of the goddess is unclear, even though all stories strongly agree with the fact, that the sun and the moon are siblings. Some stories, especially those rel...