TROY >> The band’s name derives from ancient mythology – the name of ... That’s because their origin, like the first appearance of the goddess Danu – who, legend has it, emerged Venus ...

McCarthy said the name of the band comes from the ancient Celtic pantheon: Danu is the name of the mother of all the Irish gods, and is considered the queen goddess. According to bardmythologies ...

Robert Herguth / Sun-Times Share The ancient Celtic goddess Danu was said to have a connection to ”fertility, bounty, plenty, prosperity, wind, rivers, water, wells, wisdom and inspiration.” ...

Danu is best known for being the matriarch of the powerful Irish god family Tuatha Dé Danann (People of the Goddess Danu). Some point to Dagda as her father. Dagda is known as ‘The Good God.’ ...

The Tuatha de Danann, the people of the Goddess Danu, were one of the great ancient tribes of Ireland. The important manuscript 'The Annals of the Four Masters', records that they ruled Ireland ...