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Loki
by The Troth [377 words] |
| |  | "Norse God of Mischief, Trickery. Divine Catalyst, Breaker of Stagnation, Force for change. Giant brother of Odin. Loki wavers..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Odin
by The Troth [530 words] |
| | | "Norse Great Father, carries two ravens upon his shoulder to tell him of mans destiny, All Father, Giver of written language (runes)...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Idunna
by The Troth [76 words] |
| | | "The goddess who keeps the apples of youth, by which the gods stay ever-young. Loki arranged for the etin Thjazi to abduct her, but..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Freya
by The Troth [376 words] |
| | | "Freya is probably the best-known and best-loved of the goddesses today. Her title simply means "Lady"; her original name..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Frey
by The Troth [295 words] |
| | | "Son of Njord, twin brother of Freya. "Frey" is a title simply meaning "Lord"; his original name was apparently..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Hel, Hela
by The Troth [328 words] |
| | | "Norse Goddess of Death, Ruler of the underworld. Teutonic Goddess of the kingdom of the dead, not considered as a place of..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Thor
by The Troth [411 words] |
| | | ""Thunder", son of Odin and Earth. The most beloved god of the Viking Age, perhaps seen as the chief god at that time, and..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Balder
by The Troth [216 words] |
| | | "Son of Odin and Frigga, he is shown in the Prose Edda as a rather pallid heathen imitation of Christ, but other sources, notably..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Heimdal
by The Troth [219 words] |
| | | "Watcher at the gates of Asgard, he can hear the grass growing on the ground and the wool on a sheep's back, and needs no sleep. He..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Forseti
by The Troth [79 words] |
| | | "Patron god of the Frisians and giver of their laws. Silence had to be kept while drinking from the spring on his holy island, which..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Gefjon
by The Troth [79 words] |
| | | "Her name means "giver". With a plough drawn by four sons whom she bore to a giant and changed into oxen for the purpose,..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Eir
by The Troth [43 words] |
| | | "Goddess of healing, patroness of health-care workers, called on against sickness or injury. She is one of the goddesses on the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Frigga
by The Troth [283 words] |
| | | "('Well-Beloved, Spouse, Lady') Most revered of the Teutonic Goddesses. Wife and sister of Odin. Frigga is the patron goddess of the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Grain
by The Troth [18 words] |
| | | "("Sun") Irish. A Fairy Queen with a court on Pallas Green Hill, Co. Tipperary. Also a general Goddess symbol...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Lorelei
by The Troth [19 words] |
| | | "German. A beautiful siren who sat on a cliff above the Rhine, luring boatment to their death with her songs...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Holda
by The Troth [114 words] |
| | | "Norse Goddess similiar to Hel. Holda- A goddess known through German folklore, her name means "the Gracious One". She has..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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Beyla
by The Troth [47 words] |
| | | "Servant of Frey, wife of Byggvir. Her name is thought to be related to a word for "cow", and she the protectress of dairy..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
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How Odin Became Santa Claus: Symbolism and Pagan Origins of a Gift-Giving Saint
by Anja Heij [1051 words] |
| | | "The story begins in the northern regions of Europe where the supreme god Odin, also known as Wodan among the German tribes, reigned...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Nordic & Germanic |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Christianity & Paganism |
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The Horned God in India and Europe
by Neil MacGregor Campbell [3433 words] |
| | | "Of all of the Gods that we honor in Paganism today probably the most revered is the Horned God, in the shape and form of Cernunnos...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Indic |
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A Germanic Pagan Looks at the Ten Commandments
by Jordsvin [1330 words] |
| | | "Once, the Ten Commandments were by law posted in schoolrooms in the great Commonwealth of Kentucky and other places around the USA...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Christianity & Paganism |
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Worship
by Anja Heij [449 words] |
| | | "Worshipping a god or goddess in fact is paying homage to the great shining light at the core of your being. You acknowledge that..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros |
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Hellenic Pantheon
by Obsidian [68 words] |
| | | "The blending of Latin with Hellenic elements was extreme, and produced a long series of Divinities with virtually identical..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Venus - The Sweet Goddess of Love
by Anja Heij [530 words] |
| | | "A soft, tender world in which we intimately relate to the persons and objects we love, a world where rejection is replaced by an..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Aphrodite
by Obsidian [66 words] |
| | | "(foam-born) Daughter, after a fashion, of Kronos (she is said to have emerged from the sea following his dismemberment by Zeus: his..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Greek |
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