*Þunraz
deity Proto-Germanic single tradition · 1
*Þunraz was a Proto-Germanic deity to whom Magusanus was possibly originally an epithet. This deity was generally equated with the Roman Hercules via interpretatio romana.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Magusanus
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Since the Roman Hercules was generally equated with the Germanic Donar/Thor via interpretatio romana, Rudolf Simek has suggested that Magusanus was originally an epithet attached to the Proto-Germanic deity *Þunraz.”
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