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Íðunn (proto-Nordic *Íþund): "eager", "sustainable", "who likes to work", "diligent", "effective", or "recurrent work". Norse name for Persephone. Also called Nanna and Líf.

Iris: "rainbow". Greek name for Heimdallr.

Ívarr (proto-Nordic *Íwaz or *Íwanaz): "yew", "bow", "archer". See Skaði.

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Jörð (proto-Nordic *Erþi): "Earth", "soil". Norse name for Rhea, Demeter, Hera, and Kybele. Also known as Sif and Gerðr.

Jörmungandr (proto-Nordic *Ermunagandaz): "the tremendous staff," "animated staff" or "animated great cattle", "animated proto-ox". See Bölþorn.

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Kloris: "green". See Persephone.

Klotho: "spinner". Greek name for Verðandi.

Kore: "girl", “maiden”, "virgin". See Persephone.

Kronos: "time". Greek name for Heimdallr.

Kybele: "from mountain". See Rhea.

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Lachesis: "distributer". Greek name for Urðr.

Leto: "woman", "wife". Greek name for Frigg.

Líf (proto-Nordic *Hlíbjo): "life". See Íðunn.

Lífþrasir (proto-Nordic *Hlíbaþrasijaz): "who hold on to life". See Baldr.

Lóðurr (proto-Nordic *Hlaþunaz): "he who stacks up", “load (ships)", or "attach to" and "hang together". See Þórr.

Loki: (proto-Nordic *Lukan): "lightning". Norse name for Hephaistos and Hermes. Also called Nárfi/Nörvi.

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Maðr/Mann (proto-Nordic *Mannz): "man", originally "thinking". See Borr.

Maia: "good mother". Greek name for Njörðr.

Mánagarmr (proto-Nordic *Managarmaz): "Moon eater", or "Moon swallower". See Höðr.

Mani (proto-Nordic *Manan): "measure", "heaven wanderer". Norse name for Selene.

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Nanna (proto-Nordic *Nanþan): "zeal", "resourceful", "eager to work", "rush". See Íðunn.

Nárfi (proto-Nordic *Narwan): "corpse", "dead body", "death". Norse name for Hermes. See Loki.

Nátt (proto-Nordic *Nahti): "dead", "the dead", "night". Norse names for Nyx.

Níðhöggr (proto-Nordic *Níþahajjuz): "thrust from below", "slaughter from below", "strike from below", "hiding from below", or "deceitful blow", "slaying cut" et cetera. See Bölþorn.

Njörðr (proto-Nordic *Nerþuz): "bottom", "left", "favourable", i. e. "beneficial power from below". Norse name for Poseidon and Maia. Njörðr was a goddess, but was in the Viking Age known as a god.

Nyx: "night". Greek name for Nátt.

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Óðinn (proto-Nordic *Woþanaz): "thinking", "mind", "spirit", "fury". Norse name for Uranos and Hermes. Has several hundred different nicknames.

Okeanos: "river". Greek name for Ægir.

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Pan: "shepherd". Greek name for Víðarr.

Persephone: "destructive murder." Greek name for Íðunn. Also known as Kore and Kloris.

Pluto: "wealth". See Hades.

Poseidon: "Earth's husband", "lord of the Earth". Greek name for Njörðr.

Prometheus: "far-sighted". Greek name for Borr.

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Rhea: "power", "floating". Greek name for Jörð. Also called Kybele.

Rindr (proto-Nordic *Rindijoz): "ditch”, “riverbed”, “channel in the ground". See Hel.

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Saga (proto-Nordic *Sagon): "teller". Norse name for Athene.

Selene: "light". Greek name for Mani.

Sif (proto-Nordic *Sibjo): "reed". See Jörð.

Skaði (proto-Nordic *Skanþan): "jump", "climb". Norse name for Artemis. Also called Ívarr, Veiði-ass and Öndurgoð/Önduráss. Skaði was a god, but was in the Viking Age known as a goddess, and was also called Öndurdís: "procession-goddess", "goddess with protective surface", "ski-goddess".

Skuld (proto-Nordic *Skuldi): "debt", "claim". Norse name for Atropos.

Sleipnir (proto-Nordic *Slaipnijaz): "glider", "who flows". Norse name for the Trojan horse.

Sól (proto-Nordic *Sowili): "shining", "Sun". See Sunna.

Sunna (proto-Nordic *Sunþon): "brilliant", "bright", "Sun". Norse name for Helios and Hestia. Sunna is also known as Sol.

Svartr (proto-Nordic *Swartaz): "black".

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Themis: "right, “just". Greek name for Týr.

Typhon: "whirlwind". Greek name for Bölþorn.

Týr (proto-Nordic *Tíwaz): "god," "honour," "esteem", originally "beam of light". Norse name for Ares, Themis, Uranos and Zeus. Also called Buri and Forseti.

Þ

Þjazi (proto-Nordic *Þetsan): "noisy". See Bölþorn.

Þórr (proto-Nordic *Þunaz): "thunder", "thunderstorm". Norse name for Herakles and Zeus. Also called Vílir and Lóðurr.

Þrýmr (proto-Nordic *Þrimaz): "thunder", originally "charge with noise”, "noise", "turmoil". See Bölþorn.

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Ullr (proto-Nordic *Wulþaz): "wool", originally "surround","cover". See Höðr.

Uranos: "heaven". Greek name for Týr and Óðinn.

Urðr (proto-Nordic *Wurþijoz): "esteem", "honour", "destiny", "death" or "stones". Norse name for the Lachesis.

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Váli (proto-Nordic *Walan): "selected" or "death", "fallen". Norse name for Herakles.

Vanadís (proto-Nordic *Wanadísijo): "beautiful goddess", originally "beautiful woman's breast." See Freyja.

Véi (proto-Nordic *Wíhan): "holy", "the one who separates", or "the sacred". See Freyr.

Veiði-ass (proto-Nordic *Waiþanansuz): "hunting spirit". See Skaði.