Godan
deity sky Germanic paganism single tradition · 3
Godan is a god called upon by Ambri and Assi, rulers of the Vandals, for victory over the Winnili. He is married to Frea. Godan grants victory to those he sees first at sunrise.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 600 CE
- Attested period
- 600 – 900
- Historical notes
- Attested in 7th- and 9th-century texts.
Relationships
- consort of
- Frea
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Ambri and Assi then asked the god Godan for victory over the Winnili, to which Godan responded (in the longer version in the Origo): "Whom I shall first see when at sunrise, to them will I give the victory."”
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“Ambra and Assi then asked the god Godan for victory over the Winnili, to which Godan responded (in the longer version in the Origo): "Whom I shall first see when at sunrise, to them will I give the victory."”
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