# Wotan — What Is Art? character guide

> Wotan in What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

God in Wagner's Ring cycle, discussed as mythological figure.

## Relationships

### [Siegfried](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_art_se/characters/siegfried)

_family_

Siegfried is Wotan's grandson, and their interactions are fraught with tension and destiny.

### [Siegmund](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_art_se/characters/siegmund)

_family_

Siegmund is Wotan's son, but their relationship is strained by divine duty and betrayal.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_art_se/chapters/iii)

God who interacts with giants, gnomes, and his children, and whose spear is broken by Siegfried.

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