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• n  supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden

• Wotan

Quotes

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• Leo Abse in guardian.co.uk
  Exhibiting a knack for a long, catchy title, Abse wrote about Thatcher in "Margaret, daughter of Beatrice," in 1989, "Wotan, My Enemy: Can Britain Live With the Germans in the European Union?"
• John Tomlinson in guardian.co.uk
  Wotan's the best,says Tomlinson, whose speaking voice still makes clear his Lancastrian roots. "As a role it's got the whole gamut, from the tenderest, most intimate moments to the most grandiose. He is the mainspring of the whole Ring...
• Antonio Pappano in guardian.co.uk
  We thought it would be wrong to essay all three Wotan roles in less than a year ...... it can wait a year or two,Pappano said. "We hope he will come back for the complete cycle, though he has not given us a definite commitment."