Common Germanic deities
The article lists gods and goddesses (Ansewez, Wanizaz)
that may be reconstructed for Proto-Germanic or Com-
mon Germanic Migration period paganism, or which fig-
ure in both West and North Germanic mythology. See
list of Germanic deities for a complete list of Germanic
gods and goddesses, including those for whom there is in-
sufficient attestation to produce Common Germanic re-
constructions.
1 Deities
gods
• Wōdanaz, “lord of poetic/mantic inspiration”, “Ger-
manic Mercury", Norse Óðinn (often Anglicized
Odin or, especially in older texts, Othin), Old En-
glish Wōden, Old High German Wuotan.
• Þunraz, “thunder”, “Germanic Jupiter", Norse Þórr
(Thor), West Germanic Donar, Old English Þunor.
• Teiwaz, god of war and possibly early sky god, “Ger-
manic Mars", Norse Týr and possibly Tir, Old En-
glish Tiw, Old High German Ziu, continues Indo-
European Dyeus.
• Ermunaz, Saxon god (speculative, based on
Nennius' Armenon). The word means “strong” or
“exalted” (Old High German ermen, Old Norse
jǫrmaun or jörmun, Old English Eormen).
• Wulþuz, “glorious one”, possibly originally an epi-
theton, mentioned on the Thorsberg chape, contin-
ued in Norse Ullr.
• Ingwaz or Inguz, identified with the god addressed as
fraujaz “lord” (Old High German frô, Gothic frauja,
Old English frēa, Old Norse freyr)
goddesses
• Nerþuz, described by Tacitus as Mother Earth, pos-
sibly continued in Norse Njǫrðr (Njord, Njorth).
• Frijjō, "wife" (specifically here the wife of Wō-
danaz), Old English Frige, Norse Frigg, cf. Sanskrit
priyā “mistress, wife”.
Further information: Frigg and Freyja origin hypothesis
1
• Fraujō, daughter of Njǫrðr, Norse Freyja, Old High
German Frouwa, Old English frēo meaning “lady”,
cf. Gothic Fráujo “lady, mistress”, German “Frau”,
Swedish, Danish and Norwegian “Fru.”
• Fullō, goddess—or *Fullaz, god—of riches, plenty.
Corresponds to Norse Fulla.
• Wurdiz, “fate”, Norse Urðr (Urd, Urth), Old English
Wyrd.
• Sōwilō, the Sun, Norse Sól, Old English Sunne, Old
High German Sunna.
2 Semi-gods or mythical heroes
• Auzawandilaz, Old English: Ēarendel; Old Norse:
Aurvandil; Lombardic: Auriwandalo; Old High
German: Orentil, Erentil; Medieval Latin: Horu-
uendillus, the morning star(?).
• Gautaz, Old English: Geat; Old Norse: Gautr,
mythical ancestor of royal houses.
• Wēlanduz, Old English: Wēland; Old Norse:
Völundr, Velentr; Old High German: Wiolant; from
*Wēla-nandaz, lit. “battle-brave”,[1] a mythical or
Elven smith.
• Agilaz, Old English Ægil, Alamannic: Aigil, Old
Norse: Egil, a mythical archer.
3 Mythical races
• þurisaz (giants)
• dwergaz (dwarfs)
• albaz (elves)
• nikwuz (water spirits)
4 Cosmology
• Medjanagardaz inhabited world
• erþo anþi uppahemenaz Germanic formula for
“heaven and earth”, notably naming earth first.
Mentioned in the Norse Edda, Skarpåker Stone and
Old High German Wessobrunner Gebet etc.
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• Haljō Underworld

• Muþspell (see Muspilli and Muspelheim) Disastrous

world-ending (c.f. Ragnarok)

5 See also
• List of Germanic deities

• Germanic paganism
• Vanir

6 References
[1] see Hellmut Rosenfeld, Der Name Wieland, Beiträge zur
Namenforschung (1969).
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