Company Info
Company Info
- Where did the name Odin come from?
Odin Development derived it's name from Odin (Old Norse: "Óðinn"), considered to be the chief god in Norse Mythology. How the company landed on that name is a whole other story...
The name Odin was the perfect fit. The character is fabled to have given his left eye in exchange for ominous wisdom and knowledge. The knowledge gave him increased perspective and made him wise beyond his counterparts. Using our technical expertise we empower the same distinction in our clients.
We will link you and your internal systems with any and all external systems that impact your business (no matter how disparate they may be). In this way, we give you the ability to see your business from a greater perspective.
"Did You Know?"
Odin may not be as remote as you think. Did you know that Odin (or characters inspired by Odin) appear in Television, movies, novels, games, comics and more. Here are a few examples of the places Odin has appeared:
- The character Ron Burgundy in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy exclaims, "Great Odin's raven!"
- Odin also appeared in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess,
- Odin appears alongside both Thor and Loki in Microsoft's "Age of Mythology."
- Odin is the most powerful deity in the HackMaster role-playing game.
- Odin appears in the Valkyrie Profile saga of the playstation.
- Odin appears as Mr. Wednesday in Neil Gaiman's novel, American Gods.
- Aspects of the J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings characters Gandalf and Saruman are drawn from Odin.
- Odin appears in Epic Megagames' God of Thunder trilogy of computer games, in which he plays the role of mentor to Thor ("My son, I know it is fun to kill people, but...")
- And more...when you find where, E-mail us.