What is "zisa"

Zisa may refer to:

• Zisa (goddess), a goddess in Germanic paganism
• Zisa, Palermo, a castle in Italy

Zisa or Cisa is a goddess in Germanic paganism, the best documented version of which is that of 10th and 11th century Norse religion. Zisa is an etymological double of Tyr or Ziu according to 19th century scholar Jacob Grimm who suggests that Zisa may be the same figure as Tyr's unnamed wife, mentioned by Loki in the 13th century Poetic Edda poem Lokasenna.