Tuatha Dé Danann
deity intermediate Irish corroborated · 6
A supernatural race in Irish mythology considered deities.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1400
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Middle Irish language Coir Anmann (The Fitness of Names).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- jinn, Landvættir, Tomte, Zashiki-warashi, Jinushigami, Dizhu shen, Seonangshin, Cheng Huang Gong, Tu Di Gong, The Morrígan, The Dagda, Boann, Aengus, Manannán mac Lir, Bodb Derg, Brigit, loa serpents, Kami
- enemy of
- Fomorians
- served by
- Bres
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
Source passages
“Tuatha Dé Danann”
#191 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“An over-king's role for Manannán among the Tuatha Dé Danann is described in the narrative Altram Tige Dá Medar ('The Nourishment of the Houses of Two Milk-vessels') in the 14th to the 15th century manuscript, the Book of Fermoy.”
#13449 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Tuatha Dé Danann of Irish mythology, who were commonly interpreted as divinities or deified ancestors, were downgraded in Christian writing to fallen or 'half-fallen' angels, historical men, or demons”
#26054 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5