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Hludana (or Dea
Hludana) is a
Germanic goddess attested in five
ancient Latin inscriptions from the
Rhineland and Frisia, all
dating from 197–235 AD.[citation...
- from Proto-Indo-European *kel- ("to tend, incline, bend, tip"). The name
Hludana is
found in five
Latin inscriptions:
three from the
lower Rhine (Corpus...
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meaning "protects" None
attested None
attested Poetic Edda,
Prose Edda
Hludana (Latinized Germanic) "The famous" None
attested None
attested Votive stones...
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remains unclear,
although it is
often thought to be
related to the
goddess Hludana, to whom Romano-Germanic
votive tablets have been
found on the
Lower Rhine...
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deities who are
locally known at that time are: Vagdavercustis, Burorina,
Hludana, Viradectis, Hurstrga/Hurst(ae)rga,
Nehalennia and Seneucaega. The stone...
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obvious importance, she is not
attested in
later periods.
Another goddess,
Hludana, is also
attested from five
votive inscriptions along the Rhine; her name...
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March Lencten-tid (Spring Feast)
Devoted to the
goddesses Hréðe, and
Hludana.
April Eáster-freólsdæg (Eostre's Feast)
Devoted to Eostre.
Summer solstice...
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possibly borrowed from the West
Germanic theonym Hludana around the 8th c. AD. See
Hludana for
further discussion. ? *Huldō – Ger.
Holda ON Huld...
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Fimmilena Friagabis Frig Hrêða Idis Wyrd Fraujō Frijjō (Frija)
Hariasa Hludana Holda Nerþuz
Ostara Sinthgunt Sunna (Sowilō)
Tamfana Volla (Fullō) Zisa...
- from Germanic,
Celtic and
later Roman mythology. Gods such as Nehalennia,
Hludana and
Sandraudiga are of
Celtic or Celto-Germanic, origin; the
Germanic people...
