Tuatha Dé Danann

/ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/

TU · ƏHƏ DEꞮ DⱭːNƏN (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

The fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn tradition, thought to represent the gods of the Goidelic Irish. Their Christian redactors have reduced them to historical kings and heroes.

Etymology

From Irish Tuatha Dé Danann (literally “peoples of the goddess Danu”).