The mother of a people and the water that names them
Warning
She is the land and the land is not a metaphor
Resonance
Those seeking roots those who keep the old ancestry
Symbols
WaterCup
Mythology Summary
Danu is the mother of the Tuatha De Danann, the Irish gods who take their name from her, and she is the river and the land at once. She is a presumed goddess: her only attestation is the name Tuatha De Danann itself, and even the motherhood and the rivers are later ascriptions rather than surviving narrative.
Modern Practice
Danu is honoured at rivers and wells, and in any work with ancestry. Her practice is offering to water and knowing the names of the people you came from.