Dian Cécht – Celtic Healer Who Cured Many But Killed His Own Son Of Professional Envy

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Among the many gods in Celtic mythology, we find Dian Cécht, one of the Tuatha de Danann ("children of Dana"). He is sometimes considered a son of the Dagda, the father deity of the Celtic pantheon, known as the good god.

The Tuatha de Danann were god-like beings with supernatural abilities who arrived in Ireland thousands of years ago. Among them was Dian Cecht, the god of healing and the divine physician of the Tuatha de Danann, who also possessed other remarkable powers.

Dian Cecht was one of the five chieftains who made up the general staff of the Tuatha.

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