Nerthus
[ nur-thuh s ]
/ ˈnɜr θəs /
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noun German Mythology.
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
Compare Njord.
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Tacitus tells how the image of the German goddess Nerthus was carried about on festive occasions in a chariot drawn by cows.
Woman under Monasticism|Lina EckensteinIf he were fair, he would be just like the priest in the grove of Nerthus.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst EcksteinNerthus, an ancient German divinity, the personification of mother earth, specially revered in the north of Germany.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst EcksteinAs with Freya, an image of the goddess Nerthus was drawn through the land in spring, to announce peace and fertility to mortals.