Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Tuath(a) Dé Danann (usually translated as \"people(s)/tribe(s) of the goddess Danu\"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé (\"tribe of the gods\"), are a race of supernaturally-gifted people in Irish mythology. They are thought to represent the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland.Much of Irish mythology was recorded by Christian monks, who modified it to an extent. They generally depicted the Tuath Dé as kings, queens and heroes of the distant past who had supernatural powers or who were later credited with them. However, some writers acknowledged that they were once worshipped as gods. A poem in the Book of Leinster lists many of them, but ends \"Although [the author] enumerates them, he does not worship them\". Goibniu, Credne and Luchta are referred to as Trí Dé Dána (\"three gods of craftsmanship\"), and the Dagda's name is interpreted in medieval texts as \"the good god\". Even after they are displaced as the rulers of Ireland, characters such as Lugh, the Morrígan, Aengus and Manannán mac Lir appear in tales set centuries later, showing all the signs of immortality. They also have parallels in the pantheons of other Celtic peoples: for example Nuada is cognate with the British god Nodens; Lugh is a reflex of the pan-Celtic god Lugus; Tuirenn is related to the Gaulish Taranis; Ogma to Ogmios; and the Badb to Catubodua."@en }
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- Tuatha_Dé_Danann abstract "The Tuath(a) Dé Danann (usually translated as \"people(s)/tribe(s) of the goddess Danu\"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé (\"tribe of the gods\"), are a race of supernaturally-gifted people in Irish mythology. They are thought to represent the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland.Much of Irish mythology was recorded by Christian monks, who modified it to an extent. They generally depicted the Tuath Dé as kings, queens and heroes of the distant past who had supernatural powers or who were later credited with them. However, some writers acknowledged that they were once worshipped as gods. A poem in the Book of Leinster lists many of them, but ends \"Although [the author] enumerates them, he does not worship them\". Goibniu, Credne and Luchta are referred to as Trí Dé Dána (\"three gods of craftsmanship\"), and the Dagda's name is interpreted in medieval texts as \"the good god\". Even after they are displaced as the rulers of Ireland, characters such as Lugh, the Morrígan, Aengus and Manannán mac Lir appear in tales set centuries later, showing all the signs of immortality. They also have parallels in the pantheons of other Celtic peoples: for example Nuada is cognate with the British god Nodens; Lugh is a reflex of the pan-Celtic god Lugus; Tuirenn is related to the Gaulish Taranis; Ogma to Ogmios; and the Badb to Catubodua.".