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Thursday was named after a thunder god…

The word Thursday comes from the Old English þunresdæg, the day of Thunor, who was the Anglo-Saxon god of thunder and the English cousin of the Norse Thor. Most of us say it every week without a second thought, yet each time we do, we name a storm god. Here at Thunderbolt Casino, a brand named after a bolt of lightning, we rather enjoy that link, and it's the reason a thunder god now has a place in our new online slots South Africa line-up.

That thunder god is Zeus, king of the Greek gods on Mount Olympus, and his slot is Olympus Thunderhold, one of our new online slots South Africa in the lobby's New tab. We reward matching symbols anywhere on its grid, and with Bonus Bet on, you pay 25% more a spin for extra Scatters. If you'd rather not wait for the Scatters, you can sommer buy the free games outright at 100 times your bet. Thursdays have a bonus of their own at Thunderbolt too!

So, Why Is Thursday Named After a Thunder God?

The story starts in Rome, where the days of the week were named after gods, and Thursday was dies Iovis, the day of Jupiter. Jupiter was the Roman god of the sky and of thunder, and he was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Zeus. When the Germanic peoples took up the seven-day week, they translated his day into the name of their own thunder god, and that is how Jupiter's day became Thunor's day in England.

The Old Norse name for that god was Þórr, which literally means thunder, and the Germanic names for Thursday are built on that same word. Do we still hear that thunder down here at the southern tip of Africa? Ja, mense, we do – in Afrikaans it's Donderdag, thunder plus day, straight from the Dutch, and those of us who've sat through a Highveld summer storm know that first word very well! Here's Thursday in six languages:

• In Dutch, Thursday is donderdag, from donder, the word for thunder.
• In German it's Donnerstag, from Donner, which also means thunder.
• In Danish and Swedish it's torsdag, the day of Thor.
• In Spanish it's jueves, from the Latin name of Jupiter.
• In Italian it's giovedì, which shares its Latin root with jueves.

Behind every one of those names is the same storm, whether the god in question is Thor with his hammer, Mjölnir, or Jupiter with his thunderbolt. In the Norse myths, the dwarves Brokkr and Sindri forged that hammer, and it flew back to Thor's hand after every throw… In the Greek myths, it's Zeus who hurls the thunderbolt, a weapon the Cyclopes forged for him, and he's the main ou we picked for the job among our new online slots South Africa!

Olympus Thunderhold – Zeus in Our New Online Slots South Africa Line-Up

Zeus’ new slot, Olympus Thunderhold, is SpinLogic's take on Mount Olympus, played on six reels and five rows at medium volatility. You can bet anything from R0.20 to R160 on a spin, so a careful tester and a high roller can both have a jol on it, and we cap a paid spin at 2,500 times the bet. Like every title among our new online slots South Africa, it's developed on HTML5, so you can load it straight in the browser on your phone, tablet or laptop.

A Pays-Anywhere Grid & Cascading Wins – You Win from Eight Symbols Up!

On that grid, you need eight or more matching symbols for a win, and the paytable tops out at twelve of a kind. Each paytable figure is multiplied by the Pays Any bet, one twentieth of your total bet, so twelve or more crowns, the top-paying symbol, are worth R1,000 at R20 a spin. The winning symbols then vanish, new ones drop in from above, and the cascade repeats until no win remains. That's kief, isn't it?

What Triggers the Free Games on Olympus Thunderhold?

The biggest cascade wins happen in the free games, Bolters. You get 10 Free Games for four or more Scatters, plus 5 more each time three Scatters appear during the round. Multipliers worth between 2x and 100x are in play only in that round, and when each cascade ends, they're totalled, and the sequence's win is multiplied by that total. Get a 50x beside a 30x, and that win is multiplied by 80… Yoh, that's some thunder!

• Zeus is the Scatter, and the other symbols are a crown, a ring, a chalice, an hourglass and five coloured gems.
• Six Zeus Scatters are worth 2,000 times the Pays Any bet, or R2,000 at a R20 total bet.
• You collect only the highest win for each paying symbol.
• Free games are played at the bet that triggered them.
• Bonus Bet and the Buy Feature can't be active at the same time.
• At the top stake, the biggest possible win comes to R400,000.

Phuza Thursday & Our Welcome Match – Which One Is Yours?

That Thursday bonus is Phuza Thursday here at Thunderbolt Casino, a lekker match on your deposit, and its coupon code is PHUZA-THURS. Our other match is FLASHMATCH1, the first of four coupons in our Winners Welcome pack, worth up to R10,000 in total and redeemed in order. Each deposit coupon is valid for a single deposit unless we state otherwise in its terms, so match the code to the deposit you're about to make. Here's how the two compare, row by row:

During either playthrough, we cap your bet at R100 a spin, so Olympus Thunderhold's top stakes are off the table until then. Deposit R100 with the Phuza coupon and you play with R200, so your playthrough comes to R6,000, and you wager R2,000 on every R100 of free-spin winnings. You can check both totals with the Bonus Calculator in our lobby's right-hand menu. At the capped bet, you'd clear that R6,000 in 60 spins, Bolters, and at R10 a spin you'd need 600!

As for where you play the match, Olympus Thunderhold is fair game, since every slot in our lobby, including our new online slots South Africa, is eligible for our deposit bonuses. Only one bonus can be active at a time at Thunderbolt Casino, cashback included. Playing an excluded game before you finish can void the bonus and its winnings, so keep to the slots until then. Here's the Thursday routine, step by step:

1. Log in and open the Coupons section of your account.
2. Redeem PHUZA-THURS before you deposit.
3. Deposit with Lightning Bitcoin or BetterEFT by Capitec.
4. Play your free spins first, as the other games appear greyed out with a lock icon until you do, then take the match to Olympus Thunderhold or another of our new online slots South Africa.

How to Claim a Bonus Every Day of the Week at Thunderbolt

Thursday is one day out of seven, though, and at Thunderbolt you get something back on the other six as well, okes. Every day, 25% cashback is yours on deposits you've played down with no bonus attached, and we set no max cashout on it, whatever the size of the deposit. Once a month, you can also claim R250 for mahala with R250-MONTHLY, as long as you've made a deposit in that same month, and we set 60x wagering on that one.

To claim that cashback, message ThunderBOT, our chatbot, once your balance is between R0 and R50, and we credit it to your account instantly. You collect comp points on every spin across our new online slots South Africa at the same time, at one point for every R10 you wager, and you redeem them in the cashier under My Account from 100 points. You earn double on our Game of the Month, at one point for every R5, and that's moja!

It's Donderdag! Play Olympus Thunderhold at Thunderbolt

Each time you say Thursday or Donderdag, you'll know you're naming a thunder god, and you'll know where the king of them all is: on a six-by-five grid, with multipliers of up to 100x in his free games! Load Olympus Thunderhold from the New tab among our new online slots South Africa, and play it at whatever stake suits your pocket. On a Thursday, redeem the Phuza coupon first, play your 30 spins on Hot Pots Master, and then take the match across to Zeus himself…

Before you do, open your account inbox, where we list the offers made out to you personally, and see which coupons are there. Offer terms can change, so check the current version before you redeem anything, and our support team is available 24/7 on live chat if you have a question about a coupon or any of our new online slots South Africa. There's a Donderdag in every week, Bolters, so woza and take Zeus on with your PHUZA-THURS match at Thunderbolt Casino!

Quick FAQs on Olympus Thunderhold at Thunderbolt Casino

Once you've taken Zeus on and won big, how fast can you withdraw? As soon as your FICA verification is done, our Thunderbolt Casino payments team processes a withdrawal within 2 business days, and a Bitcoin withdrawal is usually instant after that. With Wire or EFT, allow a further 2 business days for the money to reach your bank. The same timing applies to every win on our new online slots South Africa, and that's a lekker turnaround!

Q: How do I win on the Olympus Thunderhold grid?

A: With eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid. Each paytable figure is multiplied by one twentieth of your total bet, and we reward every cascade win until none remain.

Q: Can I clear bonus wagering on Olympus Thunderhold?

A: Yes, you can, because every slot in our lobby is eligible for our deposit bonuses. Keep each spin at R100 or less while a playthrough is active on your account.

Q: Who can claim Phuza Thursday at Thunderbolt Casino?

A: Any player who has made a deposit with us before. Redeem the Phuza coupon on a Thursday, before your deposit, and we credit the match and the spins to your account.

Q: Can I try Olympus Thunderhold in practice mode first?

A: Yes, with a once-off R1,000 in fun money for our new online slots South Africa too. Click Try It! on the game in our lobby, and you play the same grid and paytable on our fun balance instead of your own. But remember, fun bets, make for fun wins. To win real money, you must bet real money.