Colored Gray is based in Norse Mythology, and while it is set in the Roaring 20's there are many references to mythological information. Here are some of our favorite gems of information from this mystical mythology!

A Word on Odin:

In Norse Mythology, Odin is the king of the gods and is known as the god of wisdom, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, and the runic alphabet. He is a fascinating character in Norse mythology, frequently abandoning his people to go on long solitary quests entirely in his own self interest.

A Word on Valkyries:

A valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide the souls of deceased Nordic soldiers in one of two paths. Selecting among half of those who die in battle go to Fólkvangr, Freyja's afterlife, the other half go to Gods hall called Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become einherjar (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"). When the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens and sometimes connected to swans or horses. The valkyries are said to be Odin's servents and it is likely that he bestowed upon them the power to fulfill their duties as choosers of the slain. In relation to the 1920's this is a very large part of the story. With world war one having just ended, the valkeries have recently been through a lot. Some of the people that they have grown to love were not able to be saved in battle due to the number of deaths. The valkyries carry a heavy burden. Hildr, the prominent valkyrie in our show carries a very heavy burden as she also spends a lot of time in Asgard and has to witness the Asgardians drinking thier lives away.

A Word on Nixies:

The Nixie, Nixy, Nix, Näcken, Nicor, Nøkk, or Nøkken are humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and of folklore.

Under a variety of names, they were common to the stories of all Germanic peoples, although they are perhaps best known from Scandinavian folklore. In our story, the Nixies keep Mimir company at the well of wisdom. 

A Word on Asgard:

One of the nine worlds, Asgard is the home of the God's and Goddesses. In our story, it takes form as a club in which the upper-class can party.

A Word on Midgard:

Another of the nine worlds, Midgard is another word for earth. It is the home to all the mortals. In our story it lies in ruin and ash after the war. It is a dreary place where it is always overcast but never rains. A land of dry cracked earth, and trees burnt and stiff. 

A Word on Odin's Pets:

Odin rode on a flying, eight-legged steel horse called Sleipnir. The ravens Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory) were Odin’s companions. They traveled across the Nine Worlds in Norse cosmology and returned to their master’s shoulder with tales of what they saw. He also had two wolves: Geri and Freki.