List of Germanic deities
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In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, 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.
Norse gods
Divided between the Æsir and the Vanir, and sometimes including Jotun, the dividing line between these groups is less than clear. However, it is usually accepted that the Æsir (including Odin, Thor and Tyr) were warrior gods, while the Vanir (mainly Niord, Freya and Freyr) were fertility gods. Various other groups of beings, including Elves, Dwarves and Jotun were probably minor gods, and had small cults and sacred places devoted to them.
- Ægir (Ruler of the sea. ]])
- Andhrimnir (Chef of the gods.)
- Astrild (Minor goddess of love.)
- Aurvandil (A minor character in the Skáldskaparmál with cognates in other Germanic tales.)
- Baldr (God of beauty, innocence and peace. Consort: Nanna)
- Bor (Father of Odin, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla)
- Bragi (God of poetry. Consort: Iðunn)
- Buri (The first god and fader of Bor.)
- Dagr (God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt.)
- Delling (God of dawn and father of Dagr by Nótt.)
- Eir (Goddess of healing.)
- Elli (Goddess of old age.)
- Forseti (God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna.)
- Freya (Goddess of love, sexuality and fertility. Consort: Ódr)
- Freyr (God of fertility. Consort: Gerd)
- Frigg (Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Odin)
- Fulla
- Gefjun
- Haenir
- Hel (Ruler of Helheim, the Norse underworld.)
- Heimdall (One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgard, their realm.)
- Hermod
- Hlin
- Hod
- Hönir
- Holler
- Huldra
- Iðunn (Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi.)
- Jord (Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Thor by Odin.)
- Kvasir
- Laga
- Lofn
- Loki (Trickster and god of mischief. Consort: Sigyn)
- Magni
- Mani (god)
- Miming
- Mimir
- Modi
- Nanna (An Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti.)
- Nerthus (A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njord.)
- Njord
- Nótt (Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Aud, Jord and Dagur by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively.
- Odin (Lord of the Æsir. God of both wisdom and war. Consort: Frigg.)
- Óttar
- Ran (Keeper of the drowned. Consort: Aegir)
- Saga (mythology)
- Sif (An Ásynja, believed to help crops grow. Consort: Thor)
- Sigyn (Wife of Loki. Bore him two sons, Vali and Narvi.)
- Sjöfn
- Snotra
- Sol
- Thor (God of thunder and battle. Consort: Sif.)
- Þrúðr
- Tyr
- Ullr
- Vali
- Var
- Ve (One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Odin and Vili.)
- Vidar
- Vili (One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Odin and Ve.)
- Vor