Germanic religion and mythology: Quick Facts

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Germanic religion and mythology

Thematic map of Europe displaying the distribution of Germanic languages, with different colors indicating regions where English, German, Netherlandic (Dutch), Frisian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese are spoken. Striped areas mark regions where bilingualism is common, and language regions cover countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and parts of surrounding countries.

Woodcut illustration of Thor, wearing a crown and a cloth around his waist, standing on a rocky landscape with lightning behind him, raising a hammer overhead.

Gragi and Idunn

Illustration of Freya from Norse mythology riding in a chariot pulled by two large cats, with flowing hair and an arm outstretched as she surveys the landscape.

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Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

German composer

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Snorri Sturluson

Icelandic writer

gray wolf. Wolf. Gray wolf (Canis lupus) grey wolf also called timber wolf largest wild member of the dog family (Canidae). Endangered species.

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Vali (or Ali), in Norse mythology, a son of the principal god, Odin, and a giantess named Rinda.

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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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