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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ryan Speedo Green’s Wotan made the king of the gods an exceptional presence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

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

Bass-baritone Kyle Albertson takes on the role of Wotan, and soprano Alexandra Loutsion sings Brünnhilde.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 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

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