#danu goddess

[aliachehova]

Ní neart go cur le chéile.

[looking-at-the-deiwos]

Dā́nu

Or as I write it, Dánu. Also known as Donu or Deh₂nu

She is the goddess of rivers and fertility. She may be worshiped effectively at local rivers, especially the major river in a watershed, and especially at that river's source.

This source characterizes her as one of the G̑hṃg̑ṇ̄tṓs, twelve primordial deities who existed before the déiwōs. Dánu in specific would become the mother of Dhéghom, Apóm Népots, Diwóna and Dyéus, whose father was another one of the G̑hṃg̑ṇ̄tṓs, Séwətōr. Because of this, the déiwōs are also called Dānéwyōs, that is "children of Dánu".

Offerings

taken from here

Water in a clear glass vial from a local river or water source

stone from a local water source (you can paint it with blue wavy lines)

Devotional acts

Go swimming at your local river or water source

Pick up trash at your local river or water source

Learn about rivers, get informed especially on the ecology of your local river

Support preservation efforts for your local river or water source

Associations

Blue

White

Rivers

Water

Fertility

May

Friday

Descendants in later pantheons

Dānu (Vedic)

Danu (Celtic)

Dôn (Celtic)

[bogoakandsilver]

Thinking about doing Goddess and God posts every Sunday!

[ellen-draws]

SO NOW THAT LENT IS OVER I CAN FINALLY POST THESE