Below are two more pictures. Neither is full-face, but the one
on the left by Burne-Jones gives a sense of the power, mystery,
and depth of Odin. The one on the right seems to me very
expressive. Neither Odin nor Frigga looks especially young or
attractive, but this scene of parting before battle, perhaps
Ragnarok, shows the emotions of strong people It would be hard
to imagine a convincing version of this involving Zeus and Hera.
There are many stories about Odin, some involving his quest for
knowledge, some his adventurous spirit, some involve punishing
the particualarly wicked, some involve the battle of the sexes
with his wife, Frigga, who is no pushover, some involve contests
of wit, but together they create a clear and vivid picture of a
god worthy of free people able to think for themselves, and
worthy of being followed--not worshipped in the slavish Near-
Eastern sense, but followed as one follows a proven leader who
has earned his position, and is more willing to put himself at
risk than he is those w