#8 conclusion

The conclusion to my myth is actually very, very simple. Once Odin had dug out his eye and handed it to Mirmir, he took a drink of the magic well, and things became clear, and he knew far more than he had before. After he had taken a drink, he left with his new wisdom, and without an eye.

#7 Climax

The climax of this myth would be when he tore out his eye. Odin, the king of gods, had tore out his eye for a drink of a well. Not any old well though, no, a well that would grant his knowledge of all things. When Odin tore out his eye, he made eye contact with Mirmir the whole time, not once flinching or crying out in pain, like a normal person would do. Once he had gouged his eye out of his skull, he gave the eye to Mirmir, which he proceeded to drop into the well.

#6 Conflict.

I believe the conflict within my myth was when Odin had to decide whether or not he was going to actually give up his eye for a sip of the well of knowledge. That is a awfully big decision, after all. Sight or knowledge? A warrior god more than likely needs his eyesight to see oncoming threats, but he still has one eye, right? On the other hand great wisdom is something everyone strides for, yearns for, and all he had to do was give up one little piece of his body. An important piece, but nonetheless, little.

# 5 Characters

Mimir

There are only two main characters in my myth, and those are Odin and Mimir. Mimir is known as the Wise One, he knows all things and is by far the wisest of the gods. In my myth he was a god who lived by a well, which is know as Mimir's Well, or Mimisbrunnr. The same well that the god Odin had sacrificed his eye for extraordinary wisdom. It is said Mimir was killed by decapitation and the god Odin preserved the head and often gained knowledge from it.

#4 Setting

Mirmir's Well is a place full of magic and endless possibilities. The giant well, full of beautiful sea green water that you can see through. The water fills the grey brick well that lays in the middle of a dense forest. The trees are a dark green and full, you could push your whole arm in the leaves and they would just swallow it in a mass of cool smoothness. The ground is moist with condensation, but not too moist; only enough to let off the smell of rain and "fresh". Its a clean place, full of life and it makes you want to just take a deep breath in because you know if you do you will feel rejuvenated and full of life. Moss covers the rocks and the bottom of the well, but as you travel up the well vines weave through the cracks in the bricks, creating a maze that may never be solved. The only sound you can hear is the wind brushing the leaves back and forth, and when you summon him, Mirmir's voice.

Culture

The movie Avengers, released on May 4th, 2012 was one of the biggest grossing movies in history, over One Billion dollars. The movie is based off of Nordic gods, primarily Thor. Odin, although not entirely accurate was shown in the movie, too. One thing that wasn't entirely accurate was the adoption of Loki. Odin never adopted Loki. A huge culture effect that Odin had was because of his other named, Woden and Wotan. Those names are where we got the name for Wednesday - Wodensdaeg. Also, in the T.V series, Vikings, Odin is often praised and brought up when they are speaking to one another on a day to day basis.

Quest For Wisdom

Odin was always on the look for ways to gain new wisdom, and become more experienced. On a quest to gain wisdom, he gave his eye to have a single sip of Mimir's Well. When he drank, all of the future became clear and he now understood why things were as they were. After he had clawed his eye out, Mimir took it from Odin and tossed it into the well, where it still remains. Losing an eye wouldn't stop Odin from his quest for wisdom, though. He had hung himself from Yggdrasil, for nine whole days with a spear pierced through him. He had died, but was resurrected and awarded more wisdom than any other god or human.