Donar

[ doh-nahr ]

noun

, German Mythology.

1. the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.

Donar

/ ˈdoːnar; ˈdəʊnɑː /

noun

1. the Germanic god of thunder, corresponding to Thor in Norse mythology

Word History and Origins

Origin of Donar¹

< Old High German thonar, donar; cognate with Old English Thunor, Old Norse Thōrr; thunder, Thursday

Example Sentences

Donar, same as Thor, the god of thunder among the ancient Teutons.

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His son Donar shewed himself in thunder and lightning, as he rode with swinging axe on his goat-spanned car.

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Celtic Taranis has been compared to Donar, but there is no connection, and Taranis was not certainly a thunder-god.

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Some attempts have been made to identify him as a kind of Donar or god of thunder.

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Wodan and Donar had gotten the victory over Zeus and Athene.

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