Ganna (prophet)

Ganna (Greek Γάννα ) was a Germanic seeress from the tribe of Semnones that was the end of the 1st century working as a successor to the Veleda.

" Masyos, King of Semnones, and Ganna, a virgin who was occurred after Veleda in Germania as a seer, came to Domitian, were treated honorably by him and then brought back again "

Ganna accompanied Masyas to negotiate with Emperor Domitian, either to his temporary residence in Gaul, or to Rome. Like its predecessor Veleda had Ganna (both described as young women) probably also political influence in addition to their religious functions in the divination, prophecy and magic practices ( Galster ). The name Ganna is gandr with Old Norse, wand interpreted ', respectively. As with the Veleda, the Waluburg and conditionally in the Albruna is a "talking" function name of a prophetess.