Zeus is the god of the sky , which includes thunder, lightning, rain, and weather, but more than that, he is the king of the gods.

Unlike Thor, who would commonly react with great impulsive violence, Zeus possessed more wisdom, discern, fairness, and justice. Thor cannot throw lightning bolts and thunderbolts the way Zeus can; however, Thor possesses his magical hammer Mjollnir which can produce the same result as the thunderbolts of Zeus.

Thor has become one of the most iconic Norse gods because of his iconic hammer and prominent status he possesses in Asgard.

The hammer can be used to kill and destroy, but also revive people or animals. The hammer Mjölnir is also used in sacred ceremonies; it can be ceremonies about birth but also death.

He was also responsible for the blessing of weddings. If you reference any of the content on this page on your own website, please use the code below to cite this page as the original source.

Thor has also been featured in comic books by other publishers. In the Savage Dragon comics, Thor is portrayed as a villain.

First described in , Thor's hero shrew Scutisorex thori is a species of shrew native to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

It and its sister species , the hero shrew Scutisorex somereni , are the only mammal species known to have interlocking vertebrae.

From to , a fictionalised version of Thor was a supporting character in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard , a trilogy [77] of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney - Hyperion , set in the same fictional universe as the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles , and The Kane Chronicles series by the same author.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hammer-wielding Germanic god associated with thunder. For other uses, see Thor disambiguation.

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Scandinavian Mythology. Thor was undeniably an alpha male, but he was also a team player — another indispensable quality for Vikings whose success or failure relied on their ability to work together on the ship and in the shield wall.

He had a strong sense of community with his fellow gods. He had a violent temper, and most of his stories end up with him cracking the skull of the giant who galled him, but he was usually cheerful and could be forgiving.

While Thor's children out of wedlock were further testament to his hot-blooded, virile nature, he was fundamentally a "family man" and was fiercely protective of his wife.

Thor was the god the other gods often turned to and counted on, and this was how any good Viking would want to be thought of by his peers.

Every Norse man and woman would probably know all the stories of Thor by heart and would see in these stories what they should be.

This exaltation of taking action, of going beyond boundaries, and of finding glory in battle were contributing factors to both the proliferation and the success of the Vikings.

Of course, models are just models, and there were undoubtedly plenty of Vikings who were the antithesis of Thor.

But in the stories of their most-beloved god, we can see how the Vikings saw themselves and what they wanted to be. Thor fighting Jormungandr Thor und die Midgardsschlange.

Meanwhile, an unidentified woman, later revealed as Jane Foster , [] lifts Mjolnir, taking possession of Thor's power.

Thor Odinson continues his work as a superhero under the name "Odinson", using Jarnbjorn and a prosthetic arm made of black uru. Odinson ultimately turns down the opportunity to lift it and reveals to Beta Ray Bill that the words Nick Fury whispered to him were "Gorr was right," explaining that no god is worthy of mortal admiration.

After this, an unknown individual, later revealed as Volstagg , [] picks up Ultimate Thor's hammer and calls himself "War Thor. During the " Secret Empire " storyline, Odinson is recruited by Steve Rogers — who is under the influence of Kobik , the sentient Cosmic Cube — into joining Hydra , [] but later sides with the resistance in their efforts to end Hydra's control over the United States.

After Odinson learns that Mjolnir's new wielder is Jane Foster, Jane sacrifices Mjolnir to destroy Mangog by wrapping Mangog in chains tied to Mjolnir before hurling both into the sun.

After Odinson works with his father to bring Jane back to life, she restarts her chemotherapy while inspiring Odinson to return to his old name, suggesting that he see what kind of Thor he can be without a hammer after witnessing her accomplishments with one.

When an injured Galactus crash lands on Asgard, he claims to be seeking asylum from the cause of his universe's destruction: the Black Winter Fimbulwinter.

Galactus reveals to All-Father Thor that he had a vision of Thor being responsible for his death. In a bid to destroy the Black Winter, Galactus turns Thor into his Herald of Thunder, who will find five particular worlds that Galactus must consume to gain the power to oppose the Black Winter.

The transformation into a Herald also restores Thor's lost eye and arm. Outraged at being used, Thor drains Galactus of his energies, leaving him a decimated husk.

Like all Asgardians, Thor is incredibly long-lived and relies upon periodic consumption of the Golden Apples of Idunn to sustain his extended lifespan, which to date has lasted many millennia.

Being the son of Odin and the elder goddess Gaea, Thor is physically the strongest of the Asgardians. Thor possesses a very high resistance to physical injury that approaches invulnerability.

Exceptionally powerful magic can overwhelm Odin's enchantment that transforms him between Asgardian and mortal forms.

As the Norse god of thunder, Thor can summon the elements of the storm lightning, rain, wind, snow and uses Mjolnir as a tool to focus this ability, although the hammer cannot command artificial weather, only natural.

He can cause these weather effects over the world and destroy entire buildings; by whirling his hammer he can lift entire buildings with the wind.

Thor is a superb hand-to-hand combatant, and is skilled in armed combat, excelling in the use of the war hammer , sword , axe and mace.

Thor possesses two items which assist him in combat: the enchanted Belt of Strength , and his signature weapon, the mystical hammer Mjolnir. The first item doubles Thor's strength and endurance [] while the second is used to control his weather abilities; flight; energy projection and absorption sufficient to reignite a dying star ; [] dimensional travel; matter manipulation, and the most powerful of his offensives, the God Blast which taps into Thor's life force, and has even forced Galactus to flee , [] [] [] [] the Thermo-blast, [85] and the Anti-Force which counteracts another force.

When in possession of the "Odinforce" that usually empowers his father, Thor has proven capable of killing Galactus when the latter is very well fed and therefore at full power.

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Fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cover of Thor June Art by John Buscema.

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It'll require you complete a few challenges before you can earn the built-in emote. We've whipped up this guide to each Thor Awakening Challenge to show you how to not only get the God of Thunder emote, but also get Mjolnir, Thor's epic hammer, as a harvesting tool.

Thankfully, there's only one of these, so we can get it out of the way pretty quickly.