
Annette Lassen (Copenhague): Óðinn – Master of Mythological Mansplaining?
In scholarship, Óðinn is often considered to be the most complex Old Norse god. Over time, Óðinn has been interpreted as e.g. a Nordic Odysseus, Bacchus, Buddha, Mercury/Hermes, Attis or Thoth, and parallels have been found to e.g. Mithras, Zeus, Vishnu, Krishna, Mars, and Pluto. It has been argued…