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In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabited Germania, Germanic Europe, there were polytheism, a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, Runic alphabet, runic inscriptions, personal names, place names, and other sources. This article contains a comprehensive list of Germanic deities outside the numerous Germanic Matres and Matronae inscriptions from the 1st to 5th century CE.
* North, Richard (1997). ''Heathen Gods in Old English Literature''. Cambridge University Press * Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. Orion Publishing Group, Cassell. * Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. Boydell & Brewer, D.S. Brewer. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Germanic Deities Germanic paganism and mythology lists Germanic deities Lists of deities, Germanic deities and heroes
In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabited Germania, Germanic Europe, there were polytheism, a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, Runic alphabet, runic inscriptions, personal names, place names, and other sources. This article contains a comprehensive list of Germanic deities outside the numerous Germanic Matres and Matronae inscriptions from the 1st to 5th century CE.
Gods
Goddesses
Pseudo-deities and purported deities
* Astrild, a synonym for the Roman deity Eros, Amor or Cupid invented and used by Nordic Baroque and Rococo authors * Perchta, Frau Berchta, a purported deity and female equivalent of Berchtoldstag, Berchtold proposed by Jacob Grimm * , a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymologyMeyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Band 2. Leipzig 1905, S. 832. * Holda, a purported deity proposed by Jacob Grimm * Jecha, a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymology * Jofur, a synonym for the Roman deity Jupiter (mythology), Jupiter invented and used by Nordic Baroque and Rococo authors * Lahra, a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymology * , a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymology * Stuffo, a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymologyRelated deities
* List of Anglo-Saxon deities * Common Germanic deitiesNotes
References
* Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (1936). ''The Poetic Edda''. Princeton University Press. * Robert Barnhart, Barnhart, Robert K (1995). ''The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology''. HarperCollins * Jacob Grimm, Grimm, Jacob (James Steven Stallybrass Trans.) (1888). ''Teutonic Mythology: Translated from the Fourth Edition with Notes and Appendix by James Stallybrass''. Volume IV. London: George Bell and Sons. * John Lindow, Lindow, John (2001). ''Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs''. Oxford University Press. * ''Nordisk Familjebok'' (1916). Available online* North, Richard (1997). ''Heathen Gods in Old English Literature''. Cambridge University Press * Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. Orion Publishing Group, Cassell. * Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. Boydell & Brewer, D.S. Brewer. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Germanic Deities Germanic paganism and mythology lists Germanic deities Lists of deities, Germanic deities and heroes