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He from whom the Moon first sprung,
And Sun his annual course begun,
being without ascribing to him locality, shape, and name: these powers were called Odin, Vile, and Ve; and to these was attributed the creation of all things. This seems to have been their origin—In former days there had been heroes and great rulers, who were supposed to possess a divine principle for the many benefits they had conferred on their subjects; by them they were ranked among the inferior Gods. But in after times, since
their origin became fabulous, and they were raised to a superior class of Gods. This therefore will account for our finding Odin sometimes called the father of Gods and Men: and creator of all things. And again, seeing him described as originating from matter, and about to be devoured by the wolf. Moshem has made the same observation concerning Jupiter, who is often called by Homer and Hesiod,
And —μεγιςος Θεων αειγενεταων.
