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Erda (1)

Erda (ger.)
Richard Wagner used the Old High German word "erda" which means "earth" for the mother of Donner in The Ring of the Nebilung.

Erda is referenced in:

Erda Admonishes Wotan. 1939. Arthur Rackham September 19, 1867-September 6, 1939.

Digital image of the illustration on page [66] of in Volume I: The Rhinegold ; & The Valkyrie from Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.