After many years, Odin found out that Suttungr had taken the magical drink. He then transformed into a human looking to work for Suttungr's brother, and only wishing that he will get paid with drops of the mead of poets. Suttungr refused to give any of the drink to this mysterious man, so Odin transformed into a snake, stole the mead, tranformed into an eagle, and then flew off with the drink (to give it to the gods and those worthy of the mead).