Danu - Goddess of Rivers, Water, Wells, Prosperity, Magick, and Wisdom. - Irish Goddess

Danu - Goddess of Rivers, Water, Wells, Prosperity, Magick, and Wisdom.

Danu (Dana) is a Goddess of Rivers, Water, Wells, Prosperity, Magick, and Wisdom. She is the mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She is the equivalent to the Welsh Don, the mother Goddess. She is sometimes both a god and goddess, and thought of as an all-encompassing Divine Source.  She is associated with fertility, abundance, cultivation and the nurturing of the land.

--~Attributes and Correspondences~--

Area of Influence:
Rivers, Water, Wells, Prosperity, Magic, Wisdom, Fertility, Abundance, Cultivation

Pantheon: Irish

Abode: Rivers

Animals: Mares, Snakes, Salmon, Seagulls

Colours: Blue, White, Silver, Green

Consort: -

Crystal: Amber, Gold, Hag Stones, River Stones

Day: -

Direction: North, West

Element: Water, Earth

Incense: Amber

Musical Instrument: -

Offerings: Apple, Blossom, Moon, Keys, Cauldron Of Water

Planet: Moon, Venus

Plant/Tree: Rowan, Apple, Hawthorn

Rune: -

Symbols: Holy Stones, Horses, Rivers, Sea, Bodies Of Water, Wind, Earth, Moon, Crown, Cauldron Of Water

Tarot Card: The Empress

Time: Imbolc, Lammas

Irish - Gods and Goddesses

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