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Da·nu

(dä′no͞o)

n. Mythology

The mother of the Irish gods and the goddess of death.

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Danu - Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don

Dana

Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

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