Thunder (mythology)

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Donn [ doN ] ( Irish "the dark one" or "the brown one" also called the "king of the world") is a legendary figure in the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

mythology

Donn is referred to in Lebor Gabála Érenn as the "son of Míl ". This suggests that he was one of the leaders who led the Milesians' conquest of Ireland . He never set foot on Irish soil, however, because he capsized and drowned in Inber Scene Bay (now Kenmare Bay ). His grave was on the small island of The Bull off the island of Dursey and was called Tech nDuinn ("House of Thunder"). It should have been his wish that in Tech nDuinn “the dead come together”.

In Irish folklore (up to the 1940s) there is a Donn with the nickname Fírinne ("who inhabits the Cnoc Fírinne "), which is not only often associated with shipwrecks, but also takes care of the dead. As his nickname suggests, he lives as the god of the dead on the Cnoc Fírinne in County Limerick , which is still known today as the "Mountain of the Dead". These indications suggest that this was a Celtic god who, in pre-Christian times, as the "progenitor of the Irish", gathered the dead around him in order to then safely lead their souls into the other world .

In the legend Tochmarc Treblaínne ("The advertisement for Treblann") he is named as the son of Dagda and would belong to the Túatha Dé Danann . Here he grants the heroine Treblann hospitality on his island until she is lured away by Midir .

A mainland Celtic equivalent is seen in the god Sucellus (or Cernunnos ), referred to by the Romans as Dis Pater , whose assignment to the Gaulish gods is, however, not clearly clarified.

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  1. ↑ a b Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 , p. 556 f.
  2. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 , p. 673.
  3. ^ Proinsias Mac Cana: Celtic Mythology. London / New York 1973, p. 424 f.
  4. ↑ Miranda Green: The Gods of the Celts. Dover (USA) 1993, p. 136.

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