Woden

E876287

Germanic deity mythological figure war deity

Woden is a Germanic god often identified with Odin, associated with war, wisdom, and the supernatural, and in folklore is portrayed as the spectral leader of the Wild Hunt.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tiw	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Germanic deity ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ war deity ⓘ
associatedWith	battle frenzy ⓘ prophecy ⓘ royal ancestry in Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ runes in comparative Germanic mythology ⓘ sorcery ⓘ storms ⓘ the dead ⓘ
attestedIn	Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies ⓘ Old English charms ⓘ Old English place-name traditions ⓘ
culture	Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
dayNameEponym	Wednesday ⓘ
domain	magic ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ war ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
equivalentTo	Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	chieftain of the gods in some Anglo-Saxon traditions ⓘ giver of wisdom ⓘ master of ecstatic inspiration ⓘ patron of rulers and warriors ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
influenceOn	later English folklore of the Wild Hunt ⓘ
languageContext	Old English NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalMotif	Wild Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameCognate	Old High German Wotan NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Norse Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Germanic *Wōđanaz NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedAs	leader of ghostly hunters ⓘ spectral rider ⓘ
relatedDeity	Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wotan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuotan NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Germanic paganism ⓘ
roleInFolklore	leader of the Wild Hunt ⓘ
status	chief god in some Anglo-Saxon traditions ⓘ
typeOfMyth	death god ⓘ sky god ⓘ
weekdayAssociation	Wednesday ⓘ
worshipPeriod	pre-Christian era in England ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the Wild Hunt → leader → Woden ⓘ

subject surface form: Wild Hunt

Týr → hasCognate → Woden ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiw

Týr → hasAlternativeName → Woden ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiw