| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Odin |
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| (OH-din) In Norse mythology, the solemn ruler of the gods. He was god of wisdom, poetry, farming, and war. | 1 |
| Wednesday is named after Odin, using a form of his name that begins with W. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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