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''Wōdmã'' is usually traced to the Proto-Erani-Eracuran word formation *woh₂t-mn̥, from the root *woh₂t- meaning "excitement, madness". Phonologically, it is a regular outcome of the development from Proto-Nordic-Northian to Epic Northian. | ''Wōdmã'' is usually traced to the Proto-Erani-Eracuran word formation *woh₂t-mn̥, from the root *woh₂t- meaning "excitement, madness". Phonologically, it is a regular outcome of the development from Proto-Nordic-Northian to Epic Northian. | ||
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In traditions that reflect an earlier conceptualization, Wōdmã lacks a physical form and is linked to other phenomena that lack physical forms, such as the wind. In turn, these phenomena served as Wōdmã's physical form. Wōdmã is "carried" (''vrīoi̯'' < PNN *bʰreyeoi) through the wind or "comes by means of the wind" (''ānθē īti''). Likewise, Wōdmã is associated with birds as animals that also ride the wind. | |||
By the late Epic period, Wōdmã seems to have acquired the concrete, humanoid image of a young, beardless man with lanky limbs and long hair. His attire is usually described as traveller's garb, wearing a cloak, hat, light body armour for protection, and leg wrappings. Characteristic of divinities, the personified Wōdmã travels with a {{wp|quadriga}} of horses, while human vehicles typically were {{wp|biga}}. He carries a spear on his chariot. | |||
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Revision as of 09:55, 7 May 2022
Wōdmã is the messenger god and god of spirits and miracles in the Northian pantheon in the Epic age. He is associated with supernatural phenomenon, clairvoyance, trance, and sorcery in Northian religious beliefs, in which he may or may not also be the agent of another divinity.
Name
Wōdmã is usually traced to the Proto-Erani-Eracuran word formation *woh₂t-mn̥, from the root *woh₂t- meaning "excitement, madness". Phonologically, it is a regular outcome of the development from Proto-Nordic-Northian to Epic Northian.
Image
In traditions that reflect an earlier conceptualization, Wōdmã lacks a physical form and is linked to other phenomena that lack physical forms, such as the wind. In turn, these phenomena served as Wōdmã's physical form. Wōdmã is "carried" (vrīoi̯ < PNN *bʰreyeoi) through the wind or "comes by means of the wind" (ānθē īti). Likewise, Wōdmã is associated with birds as animals that also ride the wind.
By the late Epic period, Wōdmã seems to have acquired the concrete, humanoid image of a young, beardless man with lanky limbs and long hair. His attire is usually described as traveller's garb, wearing a cloak, hat, light body armour for protection, and leg wrappings. Characteristic of divinities, the personified Wōdmã travels with a quadriga of horses, while human vehicles typically were biga. He carries a spear on his chariot.