“Thursday is the luckiest day for purchasing a lottery ticket. Thursday carries the energy of Thor and Jupiter in its name ...

However, this variation of Thor combined Norse mythology with modern sensibilities ... and the ability to control lightning. On top of that, her character embodies the concept of sacrifice ...

But the true essence of the legend lies not in our sanitised representations of golden-haired women drifting regally through the skies on white horses, but in Old Norse mythology of the 13th ...

Neil Gaiman stops by the WSJ Cafe to discuss his new book "Norse Mythology" and how his take on Thor, Odin and Loki is different from Marvel's comic book version. Photo: Getty Images ...

A Greek myth is that Zeus, a God, threw down lightning bolts on to earth when he was in a rage. While Norse myth reckons that Thor, another God, would cause lightning with his massive hammer.

However, this variation of Thor combined Norse mythology with modern sensibilities ... and the ability to control lightning. On top of that, her character embodies the concept of sacrifice ...