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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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.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
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
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
He destroyed the ancient Teutonic faith in Wodan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among them are "The Forester's Cottage," "Autumn in Doorwerth," "The Old Birch," and the "Old Oaks of Wodan at Sunset."
From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Clara Erskine Clement Waters
