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a woman with long hair and braids sitting in the middle of water surrounded by fish

Danu is the mother goddess of the Tuatha de Danann (Children of Danu), and many of the gods of the Celtic pantheon can claim descent from her. Most of her mythology is now lost, and stories more largely feature other characters of the Tuatha de Danann. She is associated with rivers, salmon (fish of knowledge) - Danu - Mother Goddess

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the main celtic gods and goddesss

From the Morrigan and Brigid to The Great Dagda and Manannán mac Lir, here are the best-known Celtic gods and goddesses in Irish mythology and culture.

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an artistic painting with horses and celtic designs

I made this piece of knotwork way back when I was 19. It loosely depicts the Wild Hunt, a common subject across Celtic, Norse and Saxon myth. I designed the whole thing from scratch, taking some motifs from Celtic art sourcebooks and hand drawing and inking the whole thing in several passes on stretched heavy paper. It hasn’t seen the light of day for years, as it’s a large illustration, I haven’t been able to work in this way for many years and the cheap clip frame is beyond knackered…

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a painting of a white deer laying in the grass next to a tree with two birds on it

The white stag is a familiar creature of myth and legend. The white stag in Celtic myth is an indicator that the Otherworld is near. It appears when one is transgressing or breaking a taboo. It also appears as an impetus to quest--the white stag or hart often appears in the forests around King Arthur's court, sending the knights off on to adventure against gods and fairies. #celticmythology

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a woman sitting on top of a tree next to a moon

In Irish mythology, Danu ([ˈdanu]; modern Irish Dana [ˈd̪ˠanˠə]) is a hypothetical mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann (Old Irish: "the peoples of the goddess Danu"). Though primarily seen as an ancestral figure, some Victorian sources also associate her with the land. The hypothetical nominative form of the name, *Danu, is not found in any medieval Irish text, but is rather a reconstruction by modern scholars based on the genitive Danann (also spelled Donand or Danand), which is the only…

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