Danu

Danu is an ancient Scythian word meaning "river". The commonly proposed etymology of the names of the Danube River, Dnieper River, Dniester River, Don River, and Donets River.

Danu may also refer to:

Mythology

  • A water goddess in the Indo-European religion
  • Danu (Irish goddess), the mother goddess of the Tuatha De Danann (Old Irish: "The peoples of the goddess Danu")
  • Danu (Asura), an Asura and Hindu primordial goddess of primeval waters
  • Dewi Danu, a Balinese Hindu water goddess

People

Places

Iran

  • Danu, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

Moldova

Myanmar

  • Danu language, a Burmish language in Myanmar
  • Danú, an Irish folk music group
  • The fictitious island setting of Timothy Mo's novel, The Redundancy of Courage based on the real-life nation of East Timor

Acronym DANU

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