Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weth (Norse Goddess)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Apparent hoax. postdlf (talk) 18:05, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weth (Norse Goddess)

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

No evidence that this article is based on anything verifiable. The Death of Wețtħ doesn't seem to exist, the articles on the Aesir and the lists of goddesses don't mention her, I can't find her in any book on Norse mythology. The article indicates that she "was never really noticed" and "was never remembered in Norse", which seems all too true. Fram (talk) 13:19, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:55, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Europe-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:55, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I just did a web search of all pages placed online before 2010, and only three name Weth. One just names her without providing details, and two simply name Weth - Goddess of Anger without further information. One of these is on the page of a role-playing game and many of the post-2010 references are also to gamers adopting Weth as their role. In terms of books, the only one that appears to name Weth does so in the process of disclosing the Mysteries and Secrets of Numerology, so not exactly cultural anthropology or medieval literature. Norse Mythology A to Z fails to mention her, and at least one source, Frommer's Norway names the goddess of Anger Skadi. Many other books on Norse mythology don't name her at all. This may be a modern invention, but at a minimum is completely obscure and doesn't merit a page. Agricolae (talk) 02:12, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete unless verification can be added. It would seem that it is something close to WP:HOAX, possibly an invention by gamers. Peterkingiron (talk) 12:06, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete as a hoax. She's obviously the Goddess of Needless Capitalization (a truly powerful modern deity with many followers) and of Flying Under the Radar, but she is Nótt Nótt's daughter. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:42, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.