Nerthus — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

Nerthus, i, Old Germ. nirdu; cf. Sanscr. narakas, underworld; Gr. ἔνεροι, f., a goddess of the ancient Germans, the Earth, Tac. G. 40, 4; v. Orell. ad h. l.

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Mother Earth (a goddess of the Germans)

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Nerthus, i, Old Germ. nirdu; cf. Sanscr. narakas, underworld; Gr. ἔνεροι, f., a goddess of the ancient Germans, the Earth, Tac. G. 40, 4; v. Orell. ad h. l.

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