She stands regally, alone in the woods, clad in
both chain-mail armor and red robes embellished with gold. The dual
nature of her character is evident; she is both sovereign and goddess,
mother and warrior, priestess and protectress. She is Danu, the Celtic
mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a tribe of gods and demi-gods
in pre-Christian Ireland. With Danu of the Celts, artist Dean Morrissey
continues his successful series of Celtic figures and subjects, which
has previously included The Celtic King, Anna of the Celts, The Voyage
of the Fianna and The Piper of Tir n’ Og. Dean Morrissey has captured
the fierce independent spirit of the Irish people in Danu of the Celts,
making it a beautiful gift for anyone with an interest in Irish or
Celtic mythology.