Son of Odin and Jord, a giantess.
Thor originated in Scandinavia. He was the god of thunder in Norse Mythology. He was celebrated on the full moon of January. The holiday was known as Thurseblot (Thor's Feast).
All names for weekdays are derived from the names of Norse gods and goddesses. Thursday is Thor's day from the Norse god Thor.
It is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Thor is "thunder". Mythology: Thor was the Norse god of thunder and power, one of the sons of Odin. Thursday was named for Thor.
The name of the chemical element thorium is derived from the name of the Scandinavian god Thor.
Thor is the Norse god of thunder.
Thor is the Norse God of Thunder.
Thor was a god in Norse mythology. How you would view his origin depends on how you view mythology. If mythology and religion are a social construct, Thor was devised by Norse storytellers as a part of their elaborate worldview. If mythology is to be believed, Thor was born to Jord, a giantess, and Odin, the Aesir patron god.
No, Thor is not a greek god. He is the Norse god of thunder.
Thor is the Norse god of thunder.
Thor was not a Greek God. Thor was a norse/viking God. He had nothing at all to do with Greece. He was the god of thunder and the main god of war.
Thursday was named after Thor. Thor is not the god of war, Odin is.
Thor was the Norse god of thunder.