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Thor

[ thawr ]

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noun

Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.
a male given name.

Thor

/ θɔː /

noun

Norse myth the god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer, emblematic of the thunderbolt

Thor

The god of thunder in Norse mythology . He wielded a hammer.

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Notes

Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.

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Origin of Thor¹

before 1050; Old English �ճ�ō�� < Old Norse �ճ�ō��r literally, thunder

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Origin of Thor¹

Old English �ճ�ō��, from Old Norse �ٳ�ō�� thunder

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Tom Hiddleston will be back as God of Mischief Loki, Thor’s brother, in a twist that came about 3 hours and 45 minutes into the livestream.

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There are vendors selling replicas of Thor’s hammer.

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Tiki mugs have a long, robust history rooted in handmade ceramics, and these are made in collaboration with designers such as sculptor and Disney Imagineer Tom “Thor” Thordarson.

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Anthony Hopkins described his work in Marvel’s “Thor” movies as “sit on the throne, shout a bit.”

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Blanchett has had a long and varied film career, with credits including Carol, Nightmare Alley, Tar, Don't Look Up, Notes on a Scandal, Thor: Ragnarok and Ocean's 8.

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