单词 | Tuatha Dé Danann |
释义 | ‖ Tuatha Dé Danann|ˈtuəhə dɛː ˈdanən| Also (erron.) Tuatha de Danaan, etc. [Ir., f. tuatha, pl. of tuath tuath + dé + Danann, name of the mother of the gods (app. formerly gen. sing. of Danu, but later used as nom).] In Irish mythology, a people who inhabited prehistoric Ireland.
1682P. Walsh Prospect State of Ireland f. b2, He has not the least mention of Tuatha-De-Danainn, though a powerful People. 1876[see Nemedian]. 1893W. B. Yeats in Bookman May 43/1 The berries were the food of the Tuatha de Danaan, or faeries. 1980J. O'Faolain No Country for Young Men ii. 41 Ever hear of the prehistoric rulers of Ireland and how they fought their wars? The Tuatha De Danaan? They wrapped themselves in a cloud and withdrew into the hills..and turned into fairies. |

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