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Othinus

deity sky Germanic corroborated · 2

Othinus is the father of Balderus.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
1100 CE
Attested period
1100 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum.

Relationships

parent of
Balderus, Bous
co occurs with
Mythothyn, Ollerus, Iovis, Hotherus, Hothbrodd, Athisl, wood-maidens, Mimingus, Thoro, Mercury, Saturn, Fortuna, Ceres, Liber, Libera, Ullr
consort of
Rinda

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Höðr
journal (1)
  1. Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion (2006)
    Adolfo Zavaroni
    doi:10.5209/geri.14907
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Many years later, Bous, the son of Othinus and Rinda, returns to avenge his brother by killing Hotherus.”

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“According to two episodes told by Saxo Grammaticus, Othinus was temporarily replaced by Mythothyn and, in a different circumstance, by Ollerus.”

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