Putin says Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk must 'surrender or die'
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The Russian leader says his forces have trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have held on for more than seven months in one of the most important battles of the war.

  • Maeve@midwest.socialEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    Fascinating! Thanks for this mythology lesson. I once read that although referring to the same god, “Wodan” is Odin on a grumpy day. Would you agree (I believe it was a modern Norwegian practitioner saying this, it was a long time ago, though).

    • Enkrod@feddit.orgEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      Wodan, Wotan, Woden, Uuoden or Wuotan are just the continental germanic spellings of the name, while Odin is nordic. They all go back to proto-germanic Wōðanaz.

      The Old English Wōden of course going back to the Anglo and Saxon invasion of England.

    • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 hours ago

      I’m not an expert. It’s think the name might just be derivative, but obviously with the time it takes for a name to change, their aspects might change as well.

      It is a fascinating site.

      • Maeve@midwest.socialEnglish
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        12 hours ago

        I think a lot is personal perspective too. Anyway, Odin has a special place in my heart. A lot of deities from around the world do. The archetypes are us, after all.

        Thanks for your reply.