Woden
noun
the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.
Wodan
-
a variation of
Woden.
Example Sentences
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For example, Scandinavians were polytheistic, worshipping gods like Odin and Freyja who were similar to earlier Germanic deities like Wodan and Frigg.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Germans were polytheistic, worshipping various deities such as Wodan, a god of war, wisdom, and death, and his consort Frigg, a goddess of motherhood, marriage, and magic.
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He destroyed the ancient Teutonic faith in Wodan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week a sermon on Wodan was preached by General Erich von Ludendorff himself to a group of Wodanists assembled in the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein.
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The thunder-bolt of Jove, the spear of Wodan, are in the barbed point of his tail.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
