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Wōdan

Germanic war deity
Person war_deity Q2643721
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Wōdan

Summary

Wōdan is a war deity[1]. They has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wōdan's instance of is recorded as war deity[3].
  • Wōdan's Commons category is recorded as Odin[4].
  • Wōdan's said to be the same as is recorded as Odin[5].
  • Wōdan's said to be the same as is recorded as Woden[6].
  • Wōdan's worshipped by is recorded as Germanic mythology[7].
  • Wōdan's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • Wōdan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Wōdan include Wednesday[10], a day of the week[11].

Why It Matters

Wōdan has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] They is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for them include Wednesday[10], a day of the week[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_w-dan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Wōdan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/w-dan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 15d ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → Q6581097
    Worshipped by → Germanic mythology
    Said to be the same as → Odin, Woden
    Instance of → war deity
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q61354834]]"
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