Woden

n. Anglo-Saxon chief god (equivalent of the Scandinavian deity Odin); city in Iowa (USA)

This is the article about the belief in Odin among West Germanic peoples, for other uses see Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). For a comparative discussion of North and West Germanic, see Wodanaz.Wōden was the name of Odin in Anglo-Saxon polytheism and he represents a later development of a Proto-Germanic deity, *Wōdanaz. Other West Germanic forms of the name include Dutch Wodan, Frisian Weda Alemannic Wuodan, High German Wotan, and Low German Wodan. Woden was worshipped during the Migration period, until the 7th or 8th century, when Germanic paganism was gradually replaced by Christianity. In Anglo-Saxon England, Woden was rationalized as a historical king, and remnants of worship were continued into modern times as folklore, Wodan featuring prominently in both English and Continental folklore as the leader of the Wild Hunt.
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Noun
1. chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan
(synonym) Wodan
(hypernym) Anglo-Saxon deity

(n.)
A deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the Scandinavians. Wednesday is named for him. See Odin.
  

[Norse] The chief divinity of the Norse pantheon, the foremost of the Aesir. Odin is a son of Bor and Bestla. He is called Alfadir, Allfather, for he is indeed father of the gods. With Frigg he is the father of Balder, Hod, and Hermod. He fathered Thor on the goddess Jord; and the giantess Grid became the mother of Vidar. Odin is a god of war and death, but also the god of poetry and wisdom. He hung for nine days, pierced by his own spear, on the world tree. Here he learned nine powerful songs, and eighteen runes. Odin can make the dead speak to question the wisest amongst them. His hall in Asgard is Valaskjalf ("shelf of the slain") where his throne Hlidskjalf is located. From this throne he observes all that happens in the nine worlds. The tidings are brought to him by his two raven Huginn and Muninn. He also resides in Valhalla, where the slain warriors are taken. Odin's attributes are the spear Gungnir, which never misses its target, the ring Draupnir, from which every ninth night eig...
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