Tuatha De Danann (Noun)
Meaning
Group of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Tuatha Dé Danann were a group of powerful Celtic gods or demigods in Irish mythology who ruled Ireland during the Golden Age.
- According to Irish legends, the Tuatha Dé Danann possessed supernatural powers and inhabited the land before human beings.
- As a pantheon of Celtic deities, the Tuatha Dé Danann were believed to possess magical powers and play an essential role in Irish mythology.
- The Tuatha Dé Danann were said to have inhabited the four cities of Falias, Gorias, Finias, and Murias, where they acquired their magical knowledge.
- In Irish mythology, the Tuatha Dé Danann were eventually forced to retreat to the sidhe, or fairy mounds, after the Milesians invaded Ireland.