Creidhne
Sign in to saveIn Irish mythology, Credne (Old Irish) or Creidhne () 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.
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In Irish mythology, Credne (Old Irish) or Creidhne () 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.
It is said that Creidhne fashioned King Nuada's silver hand, together with Dian Cecht.
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