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HERTHA, or NERTxvs, in Teutonic mythology, the goddess of fertility, "Mother Ear:h." Tacitus states that many Teutonic tribes worshipped her with orgies and mysterious rites celebrated at night. The chief seat of her cult was an island which has not been identified. A single priest performed the service. Her veiled statue was moved from place to place by sacred cows on which none but the priest might lay hands. At the conclusion of the rites the image, its vestments and its vehicle were bathed in a lake.
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Invented in 19th century Germany from a misreading of Nerthus, name of an earth goddess in Germania (98 B.C.) by Tacitus; explained as "earth"; likely akin to Old Norse Njǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *nerþuz ("vital power").
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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Pelmatozoa
Classis: Crinoidea
Subclassis: Articulata
Ordo: Comatulida
Subordo: Macrophreata
Familia: Antedonidae
Genus: Hertha
Species: H. otakauica ...
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