Tuisto
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- Etymology
- Tuisto, Tvastar, and Ymir
- Attestation
- Theories and interpretations
- Later influence
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
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According to Tacitus's Germania (AD 98), Tuisto (or Tuisco) is the legendary divine ancestor of the Germanic peoples. The figure remains the subject of some scholarly discussion, largely focused upon etymological connections and comparisons to figures in later (particularly Norse) Germanic mythology.