User:CDMixtape/Danu (Irish goddess)

The Tuatha de Danann.
Danu is the mother goddess of the Tuatha. The Tuatha are the main family of Irish Gods. Brigid has been referred to as Danu's daughter. She is referred to as the mother goddess and is also known as Anu or Ana. She has many "faces" and we may find her stories through her descendants. She is often the goddess of fertility. In medieval stories, Ireland is referred to as "Iath n'Annan" meaning the Land of Ana. Her stories seem to disappear after she has given birth to this new race of Gods and Goddesses in Ireland.

Goddess Connections
Others goddesses that might be considered the face of Danu are the Morrigan, Aine, and possibly Don. Vedic text mention a goddess Danu which may be the same Danu from Irish mythology. In Indo-European mythology Danu is a primordial water goddess.