Who Is Thor? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Thor is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Þórr, with over 417 comic issue appearances. Thor from Norse Mythology, he is the son of Odin and Jord, husband of Sif, father of Magni, Modi and Thrud. He is the god of might, strength, thunder, lightning and weather. He is strongest of all the gods and men. At Ragnarok, he will slay Jormugand but be slain in turn, a victim of the serpent's poison. Thor's sons inherit his hammer Mjolnir after he perishes.

Who is Thor?

Mythic background A similar deity to the germanic god Thor / Thunor / Donar was worshiped in the Scandinavian bronze age (around 1800-500 BC). However, some records of Thor came from the Roman historian Tacitus (98 AD). Tacitus identified Hercules with the Germanic god Thor because they were both strong and brave, had similar mythological role, as well as physical appearance, and similar weapons (club and hammer). In the Migration Period Thor was identified with Jupiter because both were gods of thunder, lightning, rain, wind, sky and weather. In the Viking Age Thor was the most famous and adored God. Thor had wide range of other powers: he controlled harvests, fertility, sent dreams to men, he could heal wounds, he could change his shape, he increased his stature, he relived his goats after death, he created constellations and stars and he could determine the fate (örlög). His worshippers prayed to him for strength in battle, successful in hunt, successful sea voyages, successful in fishing, success at marriage, in times of famine, in times of plagues, for sanctification, for protection, in Norse wrestling known as Glíma, he protected children, he protected the community, for oath.

Key facts

Thor is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Brent's Gun Blazed Away And Stopped The Fiend". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 417 recorded issue appearances, Thor ranks among the most featured characters in comics.