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Woden, king of the gods and god of wisdom. Cognate to Norse Odin. Source of the word 'Wednesday'. Tīw, a war god and possibly a sky god. Cognate to Norse Týr, as well as Greek Zeus, Roman Jupiter, Baltic Dievs/Dievas and Hindu Dyaus. Source of the word 'Tuesday'. Thunor, god of thunder and cognate to Norse Thor and source of the word 'Thursday'.
A dispute between the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the British Crown Colony of Malta, the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain occurred after the volcanic island appeared in 1831. The British were the first to claim the island as part of Malta, and they were followed by the Two Sicilies and France, while Spain expressed their ambitions to ...
General deities were known by the Celts throughout large regions, and are the gods and goddesses called upon for protection, healing, luck, and honour. The local deities from Celtic nature worship were the spirits of a particular feature of the landscape, such as mountains, trees, or rivers, and thus were generally only known by the locals in ...
The British god Nodens is associated above all with the great sanctuary at Lydney (although he also appears at Cockersand Moss in Cumbria). Two other British deities, Cocidius and Belatucadrus , were both Martial deities and were each worshipped in clearly defined territories in the area of Hadrian's Wall . [ 6 ]
Britain and Ireland naming disputes; British Isles naming dispute. Northern Ireland: The often-disputed alternative names for Northern Ireland are summarised in 'Northern Ireland' and discussed in detail in 'Alternative names for Northern Ireland'. Derry/Londonderry name dispute in Northern Ireland; Ireland: Names of the Irish state. A 61-year ...
Pages in category "Territorial disputes of the United Kingdom" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Territorial disputes of the United Arab Emirates (4 P) Territorial disputes of the United Kingdom (7 C, 12 P) Territorial disputes of the United States (5 C, 5 P)
There are various names of God, many of which enumerate the various qualities of a Supreme Being. The English word god (and its equivalent in other languages) is used by multiple religions as a noun to refer to different deities, or specifically to the Supreme Being, as denoted in English by the capitalized and uncapitalized terms God and god. [1]