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Tyr

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Tyr: see Tiw Tiw , Norse Tyr , ancient Germanic god. Originally a highly revered sky god, he was later worshiped as a god of war and of athletic events. He was identified with the Roman war god Mars, and among Germanic peoples Mars' day became Tiw's day (Tuesday).
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Tyre, Tyr
a port in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: founded about the 15th century bc; for centuries a major Phoenician seaport, famous for silks and its Tyrian-purple dye; now a small market town. Pop.: 141 000 (2005 est.)

Tyr
god of victory in war. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 1147]
See : War


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