siegfried
Definition
Proper noun 1. A legendary Germanic hero: Siegfried is a central heroic figure in Germanic mythology, particularly in the Nibelungenlied. He is renowned for slaying a dragon, gaining a cursed treasure, and awakening a valkyrie from a magical sleep. His Norse counterpart is Sigurd.
Usage
- Siegfried is a legendary figure whose story has inspired many operas, poems, and films.
- In the epic poem, Siegfried bathes in the dragon's blood to become invulnerable.
Advanced Usage
- Literary and Operatic Reference: The character of Siegfried is most famously depicted in the Middle High German epic and in Richard Wagner's opera cycle .
- Wagner's opera "Siegfried" is the third part of the "Ring" cycle.
Variants and Related Words
- Sigurd (Proper noun): The name for the same heroic figure in Norse mythology (e.g., the ).
- Nibelungenlied (Proper noun): The medieval German epic poem in which Siegfried is the central hero.
- Dragon-slayer (Noun): A descriptive term often applied to Siegfried.
Synonyms
- Hero, dragon-slayer, legendary warrior.
Related Phrases
- Siegfried line: While not related to the myth, this is a historical term for a German defensive line in World War I and II. It is included here due to the shared name but represents a completely different concept.
- The Allies breached the Siegfried line in 1945.
Noun
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(German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart
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