Norse
Ymir
first giant, raw material of the world
Danu
Also: Anu
Celtic (Irish) tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- mother of the gods (by name)
Key myth
The Tuatha Dé Danann are 'the peoples of the goddess Danu', but no myth about Danu survives. Cormac's Glossary mentions a goddess Anu, 'mother of the Irish gods'.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Almost nothing is recorded about her; the idea of a great Celtic Mother Goddess is largely a modern construct.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Danu: earth, harvest and fertility, creation and first beings. This is overlap in one area only.