Chapter V

_Valkyrias_ (val kir' i as). Woden's shield-maidens who presided over battlefields and marked those who were to be slain. _Valhalla_ (val hal' la). The Norse heaven. _Vanemuine_ (va nem' u en). A god of Finland. _Varrak_ (var' rak). A Laplander. _Venus_ (ve' nus). A Roman goddess of love and beauty.

W

_Woden_ (wo' den). In Norse myths the supreme god
of heaven; also spelled Odin.

Z

_Zeus_ (zus). Greek name for Jupiter.