Thor & His Hammer

In this myth from Scandinavia, Thor the Thunder god loses his hammer through his own carelessness. Helpless to defend Asgard, the home of the gods, without his hammer, Thor must find a way to get it back from the Frost King who has stolen it. The Frost King says he will return the hammer only if the goddess Freyja consents to marry him. Because Freyja refuses such a marriage, Thos disguises himself as the goddess and goes with the trickster god Loki to present himself as the bride. The Frost King is taken in by the ruse and gives the hammer to his "bride". Thor then throws off his disguise, slays some of the Frost Giants, and returns with his hammer to Asgard.