Odin the flying, eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky and into the underworld. Odin is the son of Bestla and Borr and has two brothers, Vili and Vé. Odin is attested as having many sons, most famously the gods Thor (with ) and (with ), and is known by hundreds of names. In these texts, he frequently seeks greater knowledge, at times in disguise (most famously by obtaining the Mead of Poetry), makes wagers with his wife Frigg over the outcome of exploits, and takes part in both the creation of the world by way of slaying the primordial being and
Jakten på Odin the Goths. The background for the project is described in two books, "Ingen grenser", 1999, Heyerdahl, Thor and Per Lillieström, Oslo: Stenersens forlag, and "Jakten på Odin—På sporet av vår fortid", 2001, Heyerdahl, Thor and Per Lillieström, Oslo: Stenersens forlag, . Jakten på Odin The Search for Odin (Norwegian: "Jakten på Odin") is the project title of Thor Heyerdahl's last series of archaeological excavations, which took place in Azov (Tanais) in Russia. Heyerdahl's intention was to prove the veracity of the account of Snorri Sturluson in the Ynglinga saga, written in the 13th century, about the origin of the Norse