Wōdan
deity sky Germanic mythology single tradition · 8
Wōdan is a deity in Old Saxon tradition. Theonym Óðinn is a cognate of other medieval Germanic names. Internal and comparative evidence all point to the ideas of a divine possession or inspiration, and an ecstatic divination.
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When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1070
- Historical notes
- 8th-century Benedictine monk Paulus Diaconus recounts a Lombardic myth.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wuodan, Wuotan, *Wōðanaz, Ullr, Ullinn, Saulė, Ahura Mazda, Balder, Tanit, Tamfana, Tan, Lóðurr, Wigiþonar, Fricco, gods who were once men, divine tree, Oðinn, Wōden, Zeus, Mithra, Dyaus, Varuna, Hermes, Mercury, Budha, Thor
- syncretized with
- Odin
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Old Norse theonym Óðinn (runic ᚢᚦᛁᚾ on the Ribe skull fragment) is a cognate of other medieval Germanic names, including Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōdan, Old Dutch Wuodan, and Old High German Wuotan (Old Bavarian Wûtan).”
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