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Wotan

American  
[vaw-tahn, voh-] / ˈvɔ tɑn, ˈvoʊ- /
  1. a Germanic god corresponding to the Scandinavian Odin.


Wotan British  
/ ˈvɔː-, ˈvəʊtɑːn /

noun

  1. Norse counterpart: Odin.  the supreme god in Germanic mythology

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Ryan Speedo Green, proud in stature with his imposing bass-baritone, showed the potential to be a Wotan for our time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2024

How has his understanding of Wotan changed over the years?

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Bass-baritone Greer Grimsley, who made his company debut nearly 30 years ago, sang his first Wotan in 2005 in the second iteration of the “green ‘Ring.’

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

He — Johannes Martin Kränzle, a characterful foil to Volle’s Wotan — forms his own dominion of research in the subbasement.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

The Valkyries, with their leader Brunnhilde, are the warrior daughters of Wotan, a Zeus-like overlord, and have the second opera of the sequence named after them.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall