White horse (mythology) Poseidon was also the creator of horses, creating them out of the breaking waves when challenged to make a beautiful land animal. In Norse mythology, Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir, "the best horse among gods and men", is described as grey. Sleipnir is also the ancestor of another grey horse, Grani, who is owned by the hero Sigurd. In Slavic mythology, the war and fertility deity Svantovit owned an oracular white horse; the historian Saxo Grammaticus, in descriptions similar to those of Tacitus centuries before, says the priests divined the future by leading the white stallion between a series of fences
Odin (comics) Thor has "become Valhalla". Odin (comics) Odin is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is first mentioned in "Journey into Mystery" #85 (Oct. 1962), then first appears in "Journey into Mystery" #86 (Nov. 1962), and was adapted from the Odin of Norse mythology by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He is the father of Thor and former king of Asgard. Sir Anthony Hopkins portrayed Odin in the 2011 superhero feature film, "Thor", and reprised his role in the 2013 and 2017 sequels, "", and "", respectively. Although Odin was first mentioned in