~ Danu ~
(Information provided by Janine)
(Information provided by Janine)
Danu was the mother-goddess of celtic mythology and worshipped as their protectress. Some say that she was also a goddess of wisdom and the wind. She was often connected with water (rivers, lakes, springs, oceans, etc.) and was a simbol of fertility and abundance. She has also been referred to as the greatests of all Goddesses.
Danu or Dana was a gaelic/irish mother-goddess. She was the mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("The Tribes of the goddess Danu"). She was said to be the divine mother of all gods. Her consort was Bilé (god of death). They were the parents of Dagda, the chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In welsh mythology Bilé and Danu were called Beli and Don and were the parents of the socalled "Children of the Light" another name for the 'Shining Ones'. The Tuatha Dé Danann were sometimes also called "Fir Tri Ndea" ("Men of the three gods" = the three gods were the sons of Danu). They were a mythical race of gods and heroes as well as druids and magicians, skilled in magic, poetry, science and art.
Danu is one of the oldest celtic deities, therefore there are no recorded legends about her. Sometimes she was identified with the war-goddess Morrigan and the fertility-goddess Brigit.
