Danu
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We brought over our DIT guy, Danu, because he’s been amazing to me through every project I’ve worked with.
From The Verge • Oct. 16, 2018
Neopagans are particularly fond of noting the similarities between such goddesses as Egypt's Isis and the Celts' Danu, which they believe show that paganism may have been a "world religion" in pre-Christian days.
From Time Magazine Archive
This rule obtained as far distant as Ireland, where the Danann folk and the Danann gods were the children of the goddess Danu.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
Danu gave birth to the Danavas having Viprachitti for their foremost.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Thus as a goddess of plenty Danu or Anu may have been an early Earth-mother, and what may be a dim memory of Anu in Leicestershire confirms this view.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.
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