


Odin has three special possessions: His spear Gungnir, his golden ring Draupnir and his eight-legged horse Sleipnir.Loki has three malign progeny by the gýgr Angrboða: the wolf Fenrir, Jörmungandr the World Serpent, and Hel.In the Gylfaginning section of the Prose Edda, King Gylfi is confronted by a triple throne at the home of the gods, one being seated and occupied atop another.Odin endured three hardships upon the World Tree in his quest for the runes: he hanged himself, wounded himself with a spear, and suffered from hunger and thirst.Under the three roots are three sacred wells, one for each, including the Well of Urd in Asgard, the Well of Mimir located among the Hrímþursar, and Hvergelmir in Niflheim. The World Tree Yggdrasil has three roots.Odin had two brothers, Vili and Vé (or Lodur and Hoenir according to Völuspá), numbering three sons of Borr who created the world and gave life to the first human beings.There were three original beings: the primordial cow Auðhumla, Ymir the first jötunn, and Búri the first god and grandfather of Odin.
