Wotan's Throne, easily viewed from Cape Royal of the Grand Canyon North Rim, is named for Wotan, the supreme Germanic deity. This toponym was applied by geologist François E. Matthes, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities. But who was Wotan? Well, none other than one of the most famous pre-Christian deities we all know as Odin, the All-Father of Norse Mythology. Despite official naming, I prefer to think of it as Odin's Rest.