Nerthus

Summary

Nerthus is a goddess^[1]. She draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (goddess category, ranking #48 of 234).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nerthus is recorded as female^[3].
• Nerthus's instance of is recorded as goddess^[4].
• Nerthus is part of Germanic mythology^[5].
• Nerthus's Commons category is recorded as Nerthus^[6].
• Nerthus's said to be the same as is recorded as Sister-wife of Njörðr^[7].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[10].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[13].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as Germania^[14].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as Q55075031^[15].
• Nerthus's described by source is recorded as Q124209338^[16].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nerthus include 135 Hertha^[17], an asteroid^[18] and 601 she^[19], an asteroid^[20].

Why It Matters

Nerthus draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (goddess category, ranking #48 of 234).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for her include 135 Hertha^[17], an asteroid^[18] and 601 she^[19], an asteroid^[20].