Nerthus's a goddess in Germanic paganism associated with fertility. Nerthus's attested by Tacitus, a first century AD Roman historian, in his work entitled Germania. Various theories exist regarding the goddess and her potential later traces amongst the Germanic tribes. The minor planet 601 Nerthus's named after Nerthus. Etymology Nerthus often's identified with the Vanir god Njörðr who's attested in various thirteenth century Old Norse works and in numerous Scandinavian place names. T… (More on Nerthus)