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The article lists gods and goddesses (Ansewez, Wanizaz) that may be reconstructed for Proto-Germanic or Common Germanic Migration period paganism, or which figure in both West and North Germanic mythology. See list of Germanic deities for a complete list of Germanic gods and goddesses, including those for whom there is insufficient attestation to produce Common Germanic reconstructions. ==Deities== ;Gods * Wōdanaz, "lord of poetic/mantic inspiration", "Germanic Mercury", Norse Óðinn (often Anglicized Odin or, especially in older texts, Othin), Old English Wōden, Old High German ''Wuotan''. * Þunraz, "thunder", "Germanic Jupiter", Norse Þórr (Thor), West Germanic Donar, Old English Þunor. * Teiwaz, god of war and possibly early sky god, "Germanic Mars", Norse Týr and possibly Tir, Old English Tiw, Old High German Ziu, continues Indo-European Dyeus. * Ermunaz, Saxon god (speculative, based on Nennius' Armenon). The word means "strong" or "exalted" (Old High German ''ermen'', Old Norse ''jǫrmaun'' or ''jörmun'', Old English ''Eormen''). * Wulþuz, "glorious one", possibly originally an epitheton, mentioned on the Thorsberg chape, continued in Norse Ullr. * Ingwaz or ''Inguz'', identified with the god addressed as ''fraujaz'' "lord" (Old High German ''frô'', Gothic ''frauja'', Old English ''frēa'', Old Norse ''freyr'') ;Goddesses * Nerþuz, described by Tacitus as Mother Earth, possibly continued in Norse Njǫrðr (Njord, Njorth). * Frijjō, "(wife )" (specifically here the wife of Wōdanaz), Old English Frige, Norse Frigg, cf. Sanskrit ''() "mistress, wife".'' * Fraujō, daughter of Njǫrðr, Norse Freyja, Old High German ''Frouwa'', Old English ''frēo'' meaning "lady", cf. Gothic ''Fráujo "lady, mistress"'', German ''"Frau"'', Swedish, Danish and Norwegian "Fru." * Fullō, goddess—or *Fullaz, god—of riches, plenty. Corresponds to Norse Fulla. * Wurdiz, "fate", Norse Urðr (Urd, Urth), Old English Wyrd. * Sōwilō, the Sun, Norse Sól, Old English Sunne, Old High German Sunna. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Common Germanic deities」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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