Wotan (disambiguation)
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Wotan may refer to:
- Wotan, the High German languages variant of WōdenWodenWoden or Wodan is a major deity of Anglo-Saxon and Continental Germanic polytheism. Together with his Norse counterpart Odin, Woden represents a development of the Proto-Germanic god *Wōdanaz....
, the Continental West Germanic god corresponding to Norse Odin - Wotan, the version of the god that appears as a character in Richard WagnerRichard WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
's opera cycle Der Ring des NibelungenDer Ring des NibelungenDer Ring des Nibelungen is a cycle of four epic operas by the German composer Richard Wagner . The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied... - Wotan is the title of an essay on Wotan by Carl JungCarl JungCarl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
included in Notes of the Seminar Given in 1928–1930 - a male given name
- Wotan Wilke MöhringWotan Wilke Möhring-Life and work:He grew up in Herne. His father was an Army officer and his mother worked as a teacher. He has a sister and two brothers. One of them, Sönke Möhring is also an actor....
(b. 1967)
- Wotan Wilke Möhring
- VotanVotanVotan is a legendary or mythological figure mentioned in early European accounts of the Maya civilization.-Origins of the Votan story:The story of Votan in Mexico dates back to at least the late 17th century. It was first published in Constituciones diocesanas del obispado de Chiappa by Francisco...
, a legendary grandson of Noah who migrated with his family to Mexico according to Francisco Nuñez de la Vega - Operation WotanOperation WotanOperation Wotan was a codename for the German tank operation with the goal of capturing Moscow during the World War II, developed mainly by Hitler. The name refers to Wotan, a Germanic god....
, a WWII German panzer operation with the goal of capturing Moscow in 1941 - the Panther-Wotan linePanther-Wotan lineThe Panther-Wotan Line was a defensive line partially built by the German Wehrmacht in 1943 on the Eastern Front. The first part of the name refers to the short northern section between Lake Peipus and the Baltic Sea at Narva.-Purpose :...
, a defensive line partially built by the Germans on the Eastern Front in 1943
Brand names and vehicles
, a German tanker in service 1913-14 and 1915-19- Wotan, the German code name for the World War II German radio navigation projects, X-Gerät (Wotan I) and Y-Gerät (Wotan II)
- A mountain bike suspension fork from Magura (disambiguation), first produced in 2007
Popular culture
- Wotan, the capital of Mars in Space Patrol (1962 TV series)Space Patrol (1962 TV series)Space Patrol is a science-fiction television series featuring marionettes that was produced in the United Kingdom in 1962. It was written and produced by Roberta Leigh in association with the Associated British Corporation.-Summary:...
- The name of a series of books by Charles WhitingCharles WhitingCharles Whiting , was a British writer and military historian and with some 350 books of fiction and non-fiction to his credit, under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms including Duncan Harding, John Kerrigan, Klaus Konrad and Leo Kessler.Born in the Bootham area of York, England, he was a...
published under the Leo Kessler pseudonym - WOTAN, the controlling computer in the Doctor Who serial The War Machines
- Wotan (comics)Wotan (comics)Wotan was a fictional DC Comics supervillain and the archenemy of Doctor Fate until his recent reformation at the hand of Yahweh himself.-Fictional character biography:...
, a villain who fought Doctor Fate and the Golden Age Green Lantern - The god of Dwarves in the DisciplesDisciples: Sacred LandsDisciples: Sacred Lands is a turn-based PC strategy game published by Strategy First in 1999. Set in a fantasy world known as the Sacred Lands, it was a battle for dominance between four races of the world of Nevendaar: The Empire , the Mountain Clans the Legions of the Damned , and the Undead...
series of computer games - Church of the SubGenius pseudo-deity JHVH-1 is sometimes referred to as Wotan
See also
- Wotanism (Guido von List)
- W.O.T.A.N. or Will Of The Aryan Nation, a white separatist movement promulgated by David Lane
- Woden (disambiguation)Woden (disambiguation)Woden is the god in Anglo-Saxon paganism corresponding to Norse Odin.toponyms*List of places named after Woden* Woden is a district of the city of Canberra, Australia:** Woden Valley** Woden Town Centre* Woden, Iowa, a small town in the United States...
- Odin (disambiguation)Odin (disambiguation)Odin is the chief god of the Norse pantheon.Odin may also refer to:-People:Given name*Odin Langen , American politician and U.S. Representative from MinnesotaSurname*Cécile Odin , French cyclist*Jaishree Odin Odin is the chief god of the Norse pantheon.Odin may also refer to:-People:Given name*Odin...