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ID: 901002354
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002354
Record Type: Character/Person

Odin (Norse deity)

Note: God of war and patron of heroes in Norse mythology.

Names:
Odin (Norse deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Wodan (Norse deity) (English)
Woden (Norse deity) (English)
Wotan (Norse deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Norse iconography> (P)
........<Norse characters> (P)
............Odin (Norse deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
author of .... Hávamál
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Poetry, Hávamál (poem, Viking, 13th century)) [901002039]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Viking
.....(Scandinavian Medieval styles, Northern European Medieval styles, Medieval regional styles, Medieval (European), Medieval styles and periods, European, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Norse (ancient)
.....(Scandinavian, European regions, European, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... war
.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Odin (Norse deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Religions [online] (2000)
Wodan (Norse deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Woden (Norse deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Wotan (Norse deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Religions [online] (2000)

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