Pantheon: Celtic
Element: Water
Sphere of Influence: Elements and Eloquence
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Associated symbol: Water Strongest around Samhain Associated Planet: Pluto
Queen of the Heavens, goddess of sea and air. Don ruled over the Land of the Dead. Entrances to this Otherworld were always in a sidhe (shee) or burial mound. Control of the elements and eloquence are areas she can assist with if approached correctly.
* Don River, Russia, one of the main rivers of Russia.
* River Don, Aberdeenshire|River Don, Scotland, a river in Aberdeenshire which rises in the Grampian Mountains|Grampians and flows 131 km (82 miles) eastwards to the North Sea at Aberdeen, Scotland|Aberdeen.
*River Don, England, a river in South Yorkshire which rises in the Pennines and flows 112 km (70 miles) eastwards to join the River Ouse shortly before it, in turn, joins the Humber.
* Don River, Toronto is one of two major rivers framing Toronto against Lake Ontario.
* Don, Nord, a commune of the Nord département in northern France
* Danu, the mother goddess in Insular Brythonic mythology.
* an abbreviated form of the male Christian name Donald.
* in English universities, a head, fellow or tutor of a college.
* in Spanish language|Spanish and Italian language|Italian, Don is a title of respect prefixed to a mans Christian name, e.g. Don Juan, Don Quijote, or in the operas Don Carlos, Don Giovanni, Don Pasquale, etc. Hence, it is also a (rather old-fashioned) slang name for a Spaniard. The word appears in Henry Newbolts poem Drakes Drum: "If the dons sight Devon, Ill quit the port of heaven...". It is abbreviated as D.. Don is also commonly used as a general term for mafia bosses.
* An Ashkenazi variant transliteration of Tribe of Dan|Dan.
