You know who else died and rose from the grave? That's right. ODIN!Odin is the god of (among other things) wisdom. He often sacrificed himself to gain this wisdom. He sacrificed his eye and threw it into Mímisbrunnr to drink from its "immense wisdom."
Later he was hung from Yggdrasil, while pierced with his own spear, for NINE days and nights (beat that!) to gain wisdom that would give him power in each of the nine worlds.
Wounded, pierced by a spear he hung upside down for nine days. Fasting and agony he made of himself a sacrifice to himself. Given no bread nor mead he looked down, and with a loud cry fell screaming from the world tree. In a flash of insight the secret magic of the Runes was revealed to him. He took up the Runes and mastered them; eighteen powerful charms for protection, success in battle, lovemaking, healing and the power to bring back the dead.
But was his mom a virgin?
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