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Odin, Freya’s husband, was the Norse god of kings. He is thought to have inspired the tradition of Santa Claus because he gave out gifts at yuletide and rode a magic horse. Boreas was the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. His name meant ‘North Wind’ or ‘Devouring One’. Ded Moroz, which translates as ‘Grandfather Frost’, was a Russian variant of Father Christmas in Albanian mythology.