Danu

[dah-noo]

noun Irish Mythology.

Also Dana.

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Examples from the Web for danu

Danu, mother of the race, was considered as a daughter of Dagda.
An Introduction to Mythology
Lewis Spence
This may have been the case with Danu, for in Celtic belief the gifts of civilisation came from the underworld or from the gods.
The Religion of the Ancient Celts
J. A. MacCulloch
The Tribes of the goddess Danu can take all shapes, and those that are in the waters take often the shape of fish.
The Wind Among the Reeds
William Butler Yeats
The great of the old times are among the Tribes of Danu, and are kings and queens among them.
The Wind Among the Reeds
William Butler Yeats
Dagda (the 'good hand' or 'good god'), father of Danu, played the spring season into being with his harp.
An Introduction to Mythology
Lewis Spence