Tuatha Dé Danann

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Irish deity group mythological race pantheon

The Tuatha Dé Danann are a race of powerful, semi-divine beings in Irish myth who embody magic, sovereignty, and the pre-Christian gods of Ireland.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
mythological Tuatha Dé Danann 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish deity group ⓘ
mythological race ⓘ
pantheon ⓘ
afterConquestFate retreated into the sídhe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs People of the Goddess Danu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tuath Dé NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDeity Danu NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith fairy mounds ⓘ
magic ⓘ
otherworld ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
culturalRole former divine rulers of Ireland ⓘ
describedAs pre-Christian gods of Ireland ⓘ
semi-divine beings ⓘ
enemy Fomorians NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMagicalItem Cauldron of the Dagda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Claíomh Solais NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lia Fáil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spear of Lugh NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfMyth Old Irish ⓘ
laterInterpretedAs aes sídhe NERFINISHED ⓘ
fairies ⓘ
leaderInMyth Nuada NERFINISHED ⓘ
leaderInMyth The Dagda NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalBattle First Battle of Mag Tuired NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalBattle Second Battle of Mag Tuired NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Mythological Cycle of Irish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Danu NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Aengus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brigid NERFINISHED ⓘ
Creidhne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dian Cécht NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goibniu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Luchtaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lugh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manannán mac Lir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morrígan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nuada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ogma NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Dagda NERFINISHED ⓘ
originLegend came to Ireland from the north of the world ⓘ
partOf Irish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Fir Bolg NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Celtic paganism ⓘ
scholarlyInterpretation euhemerized deities of the pre-Christian Irish pantheon ⓘ
sourceText Cath Maige Tuired NERFINISHED ⓘ
Irish mythological cycle ⓘ
Lebor Gabála Érenn NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Milesians NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes fertility ⓘ
kingship ⓘ
warrior prowess ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hill of Tara → associatedWith → Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ
this entity surface form: mythological Tuatha Dé Danann
Tara of the Kings → associatedWithMythology → Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ
Celtic mythology → hasSupernaturalBeing → Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ