Dutch Mythology?

[Amber]

I'm half Dutch and half Irish, and although I know quite a lot about the Celts and Irish traditions, I know nothing about ancient Dutch mythology, and was curious. Did they share the Germanic pantheon, a different one, or have one of their own? I'd appreciate any information about it.

[The Creeper]

This is one aspect of Dutch culture that I am familiar with

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet

but they are trying to stop it from happening

[Saxondale]

Super question really as the Dutch are often overlooked.
The reason for this is that the Dutch are not a single people in the broad sence but a conglomoration of member states. Hollanders who are refered to as Dutch make up only a portion of the Netherlands in a similar way to the English making up merely a small part of the UK.
Nonetheless the mythology of the Netherlands changes over time according to the influx of peoples from differing parts of Europe. The idea that they adopted Norse mythology is not entirely true inasmuch as they most likely chanllenged it more than any other of the local countries. They did however accept many of the deities but in the form of the truer sence i.e that the tales were manly rather than divinely sent.
If you wish to understand the wider aspect of ancient religious belief and mythology accepthed by netherlanders then it would be far better to examine Germanic beliefs of the northern tribes (mostly Saxon) and those of the English Midlands (especially Derbyshire and Staffordshire). You will find many similarities in ancient belief and customs that would have to exist in the Netherlands.
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[Thalia]

Yes, the Dutch are a Germanic people.

In ancient times they were known as the Batavi (in the south) and Frisii (in the north).

The Romans mention a temple of the god Tyr in what is now the Dutch province of Friesland. Some say the eponymous god of these people was Freyr. The neighbouring German tribe, the Ingaevones, were named after Yngvi (another name for Freyr).

I've been to several archaeological museums around Holland, and many of the Roman era statues are inscribed with the names of unknown gods. But some of these just might be local names for familiar gods in the Germanic pantheon.

The days of the week in Holland are naturally also named after the gods of the Germanic pantheon -- Dinsdag (after Ziu or Tyr), Woensdag (after Weda or Woden), Donderdag (after Donar or Thor) and Vrijdag (after Vrea or Freya).

[Briza]

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[labowu]

The Dutch fall under the broader umbrella of Norse Mythology that includes the areas of Denmark, Norway, Sweden. . . really all of Scandanvia. As such, you're correct they are heavily influenced by the Germanic tradition and worshipped many of the same gods under different names. Odin for Wotan, Thor for Donar, etc.

[Jessa]

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[Charlie M.]

I'm pretty sure they held the Norse mythology. I cud be wrong tho.