Alejandro
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In Irish mythology the Tuatha Dé Danann were the "Tribe/People of the Goddess Danu," as in the children/descendants of this earth-mother-goddess. Similarly the mother-goddess of the Fomoiré (Fomorians), the traditional enemies of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was a certain Domnu, who, like her people, was said to have emerged from the sea.
Considering the close relationship which the two groups had—such as the fact that the parents and ancestors of the most prominent Tuatha Dé were actually Fomoiré—is it likely that Domnu was merely an alias of Danu, and that Domnu was merely a grimmer/darker version of Danu? Or maybe it's like on one website I came across which claims that they are sisters[?]... And if they are that, who are their parents? (Also, isn't the pronunciation of their names in Old Irish curiously similar? I actually don't speak any Irish, Old or modern, so I'm just guessing wildly here...)
Considering the close relationship which the two groups had—such as the fact that the parents and ancestors of the most prominent Tuatha Dé were actually Fomoiré—is it likely that Domnu was merely an alias of Danu, and that Domnu was merely a grimmer/darker version of Danu? Or maybe it's like on one website I came across which claims that they are sisters[?]... And if they are that, who are their parents? (Also, isn't the pronunciation of their names in Old Irish curiously similar? I actually don't speak any Irish, Old or modern, so I'm just guessing wildly here...)
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