Американские боги
Chapter 6
ItoccurredtoShadowthattherewasanotherwolf,atwintotheonethatWednesdaywasriding,keepingpacewiththeminthesanddunes,justamomentoutofsight.
"Doyouknowme,Shadow?"saidWednesday.Herodehiswolfwithhisheadhigh.Hisrighteyeglitteredandflashed,hislefteyewasdull.Heworeacloak,withadeep,monk-likecowl,andhisfacestaredoutatthemfromtheshadows."ItoldyouIwouldtellyoumynames.Thisiswhattheycallme.IamcalledGlad-of-War,Grim,Raider,andThird.IamOne-eyed.IamcalledHighest,andTrue-Guesser.IamGrimnir,andIamtheHoodedOne.IamAll-Father,andIamGondlirWand-bearer.Ihaveasmanynamesastherearewinds,asmanytitlesastherearewaystodie.MyravensareHuginnandMuninn:ThoughtandMemory;mywolvesareFrekiandGeri;myhorseisthegallows."Twoghostly-grayravens,liketransparentskinsofbirds,landedonWednesday’sshoulders,pushedtheirbeaksintothesideofWednesday’sheadasiftastinghismind,andflappedoutintotheworldoncemore.
WhatshouldIbelieve?thoughtShadow,andthevoicecamebacktohimfromsomewheredeepbeneaththeworld,inabassrumble:Believeeverything.
"Odin?"saidShadow,andthewindwhippedthewordfromhislips.
"Odin,"whisperedWednesday,andthecrashofthebreakersonthebeachofskullswasnotloudenoughtodrownthatwhisper."Odin,"saidWednesday,tastingthesoundofthewordsinhismouth.
