Mannus

Mannus is the legendary founder of the Germanic peoples, according to the information compiled by Tacitus. Tacitus, P. C., (98). Germania. Ch.2
Like other Germanic gods, he was not worshipped in a temple, but instead in a grove or the woods.Tacitus, P. C., (98). Germania. Ch.9
== Legend ==
According to the legend, Mannus was a son of Tuisto and had three sons; Ingaevo, Hermin, and Istaevo, who each founded one of the major Germanic tribal groups, Ingaevones, Herminones, and Istaevones. 
Tacitus records that there are variants of the story where additional children are added or replace some of the others. The reconstructed forms of their names are Marsus (founder of the Marsi), Gambrivius (founder of the Gambrivii), Suebus (founder of the Suebi), and Vandilicus (founder of the Vandilici). 
== Comparative Mythology ==
Mannus has a number of equivalents in other mythologies, such as the Roman Romulus, Indic Manu, and the Persian Manus and Manuschihr. All are thought to be reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Manu, one of four brothers in that myth cycle. The Germanic Mannus seems to have had a generational shift, with the reflexes of Manu's siblings ending up as the sons of Mannus.
== References ==
Category:Gods
Category:Germania