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Danube[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Danube is an Old European river name derived from...
Association with deities[edit]
The naming of rivers using the underlying PIE divinity word has been described as:
..."a diagnostically Celtic cultural phenomenon"...(G. R. Isaac).[1]
List of deities[edit]
List of possible deities:
| Name | Title | Etymology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaw, Ana, Anu. | Goddess.[a][b] | Old Irish <anai> ..."wealth, riches" | XXX |
| XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX |
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Examples (British Isles)[edit]
Examples of rivers in the British Isles.
| Name | Region | Name history | Possible deity.[c] |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Don | Aberdeenshire | Dēouana (Ptolemy).[d] | Deo + Ana. |
| River Dee | Aberdeenshire | Dēoua (Ptolemy). | Deo |
| River Don | Yorkshire | Danu.[e] | Dānu > Dôn. |
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History[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Noble & Evans 2022, pp. 143.
- ^ James 2020, pp. 12.
- ^ MacKillop 2004, pp. 16.
- ^ James 2020, pp. 114.
Notes[edit]
- ^ SPNS – Brittonic Language...
Anaw (f)..."Anaw/Ana/Anu was more or less identified with Dǭn/Danu ..."is the ancestor of ...Gaul anawes...OIr anae, all nouns meaning ‘riches, prosperity’ ...[2] - ^ MacKillop – ...Celtic Mythology
Ana, Anu, Anann (Irish "wealth", "abundance") ..."The principal goddess of pre-Christian Ireland, the mother...of the Tuatha Dé Danann ...[3] - ^ See table.
- ^ Noble and Evans – The Picts...
..."The two largest Aberdeenshire rivers, the Don and Dee, both appear in Ptolemy's Geography...as dēouana and dēoua ...[1] - ^ SPNS – Brittonic Language...
..."However, the Don YWR was certainly Danu...[4]
Sources[edit]
- James, Alan G. (2020). "The Brittonic Language in the Old North, A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence, Volume 2" (PDF). Scottish Place-Name Society. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- MacKillop, James (2004). Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198609674.
- Noble, Gordon; Evans, Nicholas (2022). The Picts: Scourge of Rome, Rulers of the North. Birlinn. ISBN 978-1780277783.
- Roberts, Alice (2015). The Celts: Search for a Civilisation. Heron Books. ISBN 978-1784293321.