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Danube edit
Etymology edit
Danube is an Old European river name derived from...
Association with deities edit
The naming of rivers using the underlying PIE divinity word has been described as:
..."a diagnostically Celtic cultural phenomenon"...(G. R. Isaac).[1]
List of deities edit
List of possible deities:
| Name | Title | Etymology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaw, Ana, Anu. | Goddess.[a][b] | Old Irish <anai> ..."wealth, riches" | XXX |
| XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX |
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Examples (British Isles) edit
Examples of rivers in the British Isles.
| Name | Region | Name history | Possible deity.[c] |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Don | Aberdeenshire | Dēouana (Ptolemy).[d] | Deo + Ana. |
| River Dee | Aberdeenshire | Dēoua (Ptolemy). | Deo |
| River Don | Yorkshire | Danu.[e] | Dānu > Dôn. |
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History edit
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References edit
- ^ a b Noble & Evans 2022, pp. 143.
- ^ James 2020, pp. 12.
- ^ MacKillop 2004, pp. 16.
- ^ James 2020, pp. 114.
Notes edit
- ^ SPNS – Brittonic Language...
Anaw (f)..."Anaw/Ana/Anu was more or less identified with Dǭn/Danu ..."is the ancestor of ...Gaul anawes...OIr anae, all nouns meaning ‘riches, prosperity’ ...[2] - ^ MacKillop – ...Celtic Mythology
Ana, Anu, Anann (Irish "wealth", "abundance") ..."The principal goddess of pre-Christian Ireland, the mother...of the Tuatha Dé Danann ...[3] - ^ See table.
- ^ Noble and Evans – The Picts...
..."The two largest Aberdeenshire rivers, the Don and Dee, both appear in Ptolemy's Geography...as dēouana and dēoua ...[1] - ^ SPNS – Brittonic Language...
..."However, the Don YWR was certainly Danu...[4]
Sources edit
- James, Alan G. (2020). "The Brittonic Language in the Old North, A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence, Volume 2" (PDF). Scottish Place-Name Society. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- MacKillop, James (2004). Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198609674.
- Noble, Gordon; Evans, Nicholas (2022). The Picts: Scourge of Rome, Rulers of the North. Birlinn. ISBN 978-1780277783.
- Roberts, Alice (2015). The Celts: Search for a Civilisation. Heron Books. ISBN 978-1784293321.