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Týr

deity Germanic single tradition · 6

Týr is a Germanic god. Tacitus refers to Týr as "Mars".

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
-100 – 2020
Historical notes
Identified with Mars by Romans in the 1st century CE.

Relationships

consort of
Zisa
syncretized with
Mars Thingsus, Mars
co occurs with
Forseti, Isis, Æsir, Vanir, Thor, Odin, Wōden, Mercury, Hercules, Freyja, Baldr, Nanna

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (6)
  1. Odin
  2. Zisa (goddess)
  3. Almáttki áss
  4. Jakten på Odin
  5. Tierkrieger
  6. Forseti

Source passages

“In this instance, Tacitus refers to the god Odin as "Mercury", Thor as "Hercules", and Týr as "Mars".”

#13724 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Rudolf Simek also suggested that the almáttki áss might be Týr. Even if this god was little known in Iceland, the oath was a legal one and Týr was historically linked to law (cf. Mars Thingsus).”

#38253 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“This suggests skill in mediation and is in contrast to his fellow god Týr, who "is not called a reconciler of men."”

#40999 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001