Thor

Thor, Þórr (ON), Þunor (OE), Donar or Donner (German) is the red-haired and bearded god of thunder in Norse Mythology and more generally Germanic mythology. He is the son of Odin and Jord. While Odin is the god of the powerful and aristocratic, Thor is much more the god of the common man. During Ragnarök, Thor will kill and be killed by Jörmungandr. He lived in the hall of Bilskirnir in Thrudheim.

Thor in modern popular culture

• Marvel Comics publishes a comic book series called The Mighty Thor, in which modernized versions of the Asgardian gods inhabit the Marvel Universe.
• Thor is the hero, along with Odin and Loki in the Valhalla comic book or graphic novel series published in Denmark by Interpresse. Originally published in Danish, translations were made into Dutch, German, French, Swedish, and Finnish. Several animated movies were also produced from the series.
• Thor makes an appearance in DC Comics' Sandman comic series, written by Neil Gaiman. Thor is portrayed here as an overly muscular, red-bearded man, who eats his fill and hits on goddesses. In keeping with the myths, he is also portrayed as a bit dim-witted, unlike in the Marvel universe.
• Thor is also mentioned briefly in Neil Gaiman's American Gods novel.
• Thor is a recurring character in the Sci-Fi T.V. series Stargate SG-1. He is the Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet, where his species is portrayed as technologically-advanced little gray beings akin to the purported Roswell Greys. The Asgard are said to have inspired the Norse Mythology and the Futhark alphabet, which can be seen occasionally written on Asgard technology.
• Thor appears in several novels by the late author Douglas Adams; namely, Life, the Universe and Everything, The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul, and The Salmon of Doubt.
• Thor has a small but important role in the movie Adventures in Babysitting (inspired by the Marvel Comics version).
• Toothgnip, the title goat of the webcomic Goats, is Thor's third goat.
• The name "Thor" has been used as the name of a in the MechWarrior series of games. Other Norse-inspired 'Mech names include "Loki", "Ymir" and "Ragnarok". In the MechAssault series, the "Valkyrie" VTOL and the map "Jotenheim" are homages to Norse mythology.
• A DOS computer game called God of Thunder (later released as freeware) allows the player to play as Thor. http://adeptsoftware.com/got
• In the webcomic series Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki, Thor appears as a red haired and bearded young man who, after attacking Yuuki with his hammer, proceeded to train her to become a proper Valkyrie,