Editing Creidhne

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In [[Irish mythology]], '''Credne''' ([[Old Irish]]) or '''Creidhne''' ({{IPA|ga|ˈcɾʲeːnʲə}}) was the [[goldsmith]] of the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]], but he also worked with [[bronze]] and [[brass]]. He and his brothers [[Goibniu]] and [[Luchtaine]] were known as the ''Trí Dée Dána'', the three gods of art, who forged the weapons which the Tuatha Dé used to battle the [[Fomorians]].<ref name="A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology">[https://books.google.com/books?id=U-O0wzFcu2gC&dq=Credne+Cerd&pg=PA110 A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology]</ref>

It is said that Creidhne fashioned [[Nuada Airgetlám|King Nuada's]] silver hand, together with [[Dian Cecht]].

Creidhne is often confused with the Irish warrior [[Creidne]].

Of Creidne's death, according to a poem affixed to the [[Lebor Gabála Érenn]], it was said: <blockquote>Creidne the pleasant artificer was drowned

on the lake-sea, the sinister pool,

fetching treasures of noble gold,

to Ireland from Spain.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lebor Gabála Érenn|publisher=The Educational Company of Ireland|year=1941|location=Dublin, Ireland|pages=229|language=English, Irish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebor Gabála Érenn|url=https://ia802700.us.archive.org/26/items/leborgablare04macauoft/leborgablare04macauoft.pdf}}</ref> </blockquote>

== References ==
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{{Celtic mythology (Mythological)}}

[[Category:Irish gods]]
[[Category:Tuatha Dé Danann]]
[[Category:Smithing gods]]
[[Category:Irish goldsmiths]]
[[Category:Irish silversmiths]]
[[Category:Irish metalsmiths]]


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