God · Norse
Týr
Týr, a god of the Norse world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: norse
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Mars | Altar to Mars Thincsus, Housesteads, 3rd c. CE; Tuesday | Frisian soldiers on Hadrian's Wall honoured "Mars Thincsus", the Germanic god of the assembly, and Tuesday translates dies Martis. |
| shares descent with Dyaus Pita | Proto-Germanic *Tiwaz from *deywos | Tyr's name comes from the same root as Dyaus and Zeus, though he may never have been a sky god. |