Wotan en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wotan. Doublet of Woden and Odin.
Meanings
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(Germanic) Odin, especially in his continental Germanic form.
In Anglo-Saxon mythology, kings were descended from Wotan, or Odin, the high god of the Teutonic pantheon.
2012, Ian Bradley, God Save the Queen: The Spiritual Heart of the Monarchy, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 70:Wotan, finding that there is no escape, turns for help and advice to Loge, the God of Evil, the spirit of flickering, treacherous fire, the master of cunning and deceit; and he introduces to gods and giants the lust for gold.
1894, William James Henderson, Preludes and Studies: Musical Themes of the Day, page 17: