se ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Ir min , ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Po etic ▁Edd a ▁as ▁a ▁by - name ▁for ▁Od in . ▁Some ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Ir min ones ' ▁culture ▁and ▁belief s ▁may ▁be ▁infer red ▁from ▁their ▁relationships ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁from ▁W id uk ind ' s ▁confusion ▁over ▁whether ▁Ir min ▁was ▁compar able ▁to ▁Mars ▁or ▁Herm es , ▁and ▁from ▁S nor ri ▁St url us on ' s ▁all us ions , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Pro se ▁Edd a , ▁to ▁Od in ' s ▁cult ▁having ▁appeared ▁first ▁in ▁Germany , ▁and ▁then ▁having ▁spread ▁up ▁into ▁the ▁Ing va e onic ▁North . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Gr imm , ▁Jacob ▁( 1 8 3 5 ). ▁Deutsche ▁M yth ologie ▁( G erman ▁M yth ology ); ▁From ▁English ▁released ▁version ▁Gr imm ' s ▁Te ut onic ▁M yth ology ▁( 1 8 8 8 ); ▁Av ailable ▁online ▁by ▁North ve gr ▁ © ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 7 : Ch apter ▁ 1 5 , ▁page ▁ 2 - ; ▁ 3 . ▁File ▁retrieved ▁ 0 9 - 2 6 - 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁T ac it us , ▁Germania ▁( 1 st ▁century ▁AD ). ▁( in ▁Latin ) ▁▁ ▁Friedrich ▁Ma urer ▁( 1 9 4 2 ) ▁Nord g erman en ▁und ▁A