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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Thor \Thor\, noun [Icel. [thorn][=o]rs. Cf. {Thursday}.] (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Thor

noun: (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

75 Moby Thesaurus words for "Thor": Aesir, Balder, Bor, Bori, Bragi, Donar, Forseti, Frey, Freya, Freyja, Freyr, Frigg, Frigga, Heimdall, Hel, Hertha, Hoenir, Idun, Indra, Ing, Ithunn, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Loki, Nanna, Nerthus, Njord, Njorth, Odin, Reimthursen, Sif, Sigyn, Tiu, Tyr, Ull, Ullr, Vali, Vanir, Vidar, Vitharr, Wayland, Weland, Woden, Wotan, Wyrd, Zeus, ball lightning, bolt, bolt of lightning, chain lightning, dark lightning, deep, dread rattling thunder, fireball, firebolt, flying flame, forked lightning, fulguration, fulmination, levin bolt, lightning, oak-cleaving thunderbolts, peal of thunder, sheet lightning, stroke of lightning, thunder, thunderball, thunderbolt, thunderclap, thundercrack, thundering, thunderpeal, thunderstorm, thunderstroke

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

Thor, IA (city, FIPS 77790) Location: 42.68872 N, 94.04999 W Population (1990): 205 (89 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50591

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Thor, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 174 Housing Units (2000): 88 Land area (2000): 0.996351 sq. miles (2.580538 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.996351 sq. miles (2.580538 sq. km) FIPS code: 77790 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.688687 N, 94.048902 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50591 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Thor, IA Thor

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