单词 | tuatha dé danann |
释义 | Tuatha Dé Danannn. In Irish mythology, a people who inhabited prehistoric Ireland. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > specific types of > race of Tuatha Dé Danann1682 1682 P. Walsh Prospect State Irel. sig. b2 He has not the least mention of Tuatha-De-Danainn, though a powerful People. 1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 299/2 We find four successive colonies mentioned in the following order:—Nemedians, Firbolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann, and Milesians. 1893 W. B. Yeats in Bookman May 43/1 The berries were the food of the Tuatha de Danaan, or faeries. 1980 J. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1682 |
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