Nerthus

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[nur-thuhs] / ˈnɜr θəs /

noun

German Mythology.

1. goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.

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Example Sentences

HERTHA, or Nerthus, in Teutonic mythology, the goddess of fertility, “Mother Earth.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The plan of the camp shows it; close beside the Nerthus pine, above the altar stones of the Idise, they have pitched a tent filled with provisions and weapons.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

Niörd’s first wife, according to some authorities, was his sister Nerthus, Mother Earth, who in Germany was identified with Frigga, as we have seen, but in Scandinavia was considered a separate divinity.

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

Then Page 24their places were usurped by Frey and Freyja, who were possibly created out of epithets originally applied to the older pair; Njörd was retained with lessened importance, Nerthus passed out altogether.

From The Edda, Volume 1 The Divine Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 12 by Faraday, L. Winifred

Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Niörd and Nerthus, or of Niörd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)