Wotan
a Germanic god corresponding to the Scandinavian Odin.
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How to use Wotan in a sentence
A beautiful granite bridge leaped into view as suddenly as if the great god Wotan had builded it with a word.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesNot even Wotan's renunciation takes away a jot from its note of praise of humanity—one might even say praise of the joy of living.
Richard Wagner | John F. RuncimanIt is strange to think that when he wrote this Wagner must already have had the other and more celebrated Wotan in his thoughts.
Richard Wagner | John F. RuncimanBy anger I mean human anger—the god's wrath of a Wotan is a different matter.
Richard Wagner | John F. RuncimanThis is the beginning of Wotan's tragedy, the huge drama of which the others constitute the working out.
Richard Wagner | John F. Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for Wotan
/ (ˈvəʊtɑːn, ˈvɔː-) /
the supreme god in Germanic mythology: Norse counterpart: Odin
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