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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8321115" data-attributes="member: 58172">Unfortunately, Germany seems to be the place where Wotan is most important. But there, there is next to no evidence.The few stray remarks that get said, suggest.Various tribal chieftains in today Germany embraced Roman culture wholeheartedly, styling themselves as Roman aristocracy, while sending their own tribal members into Roman armies.There were Roman style sacred sites dedicated to Roman figures in Germany. But these were probably Romanized versions of local traditions. For example, Roman Hercules is probably a prestigious way to &quot;worship&quot; German Donar (cognate with Norse Thor) as kind of Roman god.Similarly, Roman Mercury stands for Wotan.Apparently Tyr (who is unimportant in Norway) was important in Germany. Tacitus appears to identify him with Mars, a god of war.If one imagines Wotan as a ... &quot;What if Mercury was the ruling god of Rome&quot;, what would that look like? One might not be too wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8321115, member: 58172"] Unfortunately, Germany seems to be the place where Wotan is most important. But there, there is next to no evidence. The few stray remarks that get said, suggest. Various tribal chieftains in today Germany embraced Roman culture wholeheartedly, styling themselves as Roman aristocracy, while sending their own tribal members into Roman armies. There were Roman style sacred sites dedicated to Roman figures in Germany. But these were probably Romanized versions of local traditions. For example, Roman Hercules is probably a prestigious way to "worship" German Donar (cognate with Norse Thor) as kind of Roman god. Similarly, Roman Mercury stands for Wotan. Apparently Tyr (who is unimportant in Norway) was important in Germany. Tacitus appears to identify him with Mars, a god of war. If one imagines Wotan as a ... "What if Mercury was the ruling god of Rome", what would that look like? One might not be too wrong. [/QUOTE]

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