The Gods That Won’t Die: For the First Time In a Millennium, Iceland Will Build a Shrine To Norse Deities

Some ancient gods have remarkable resilience. They may fade away for a while, only to be rediscovered and re-worshiped. For instance, more than 16 centuries afterGreek godslikeZeus, Apollo, and Herawere replaced by Christianity, the so-called New Hellenes dusted them off and venerated them anew. Today, several hundred thousand Greeks are said to be followers of the classic dodecatheon. I wrote about themhere.

Next up: A revival ofThor, Odin, Freya, Loki, Heimdall,and other Norse deities?

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