Tuatha Dé Danann

or Tu·atha dé Da·naan

[ too-uh-huh dey dah-nuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Irish Legend.

a race of gods or demigods who defeated the Fomorians and ruled Ireland during a golden age.

The chronicler gives a quaint and most interesting account of the Tuatha Dé Danann arrangements.

If it did, it is strange that the Tuatha Dé Danann are never brought into connection with it.

But why should gods, like the Tuatha Dé Danann, ever have been in subjection?

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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