"I have experienced Her Divine possession many times. She is four: Badbe, Macha, Anu, Nemain. It's important to note that Anu is not Dana: if Dana represents the bounty of the earth, the growth of plants, etc., then Anu is the earthquake, the hurricane and flood."
Editorial note: The Morrigan (see Thought the Fifteenth) is usually thought of as a triplicity, comprised of Badbh, Macha, and Nemain. The addition of Anu (a primal Irish earth goddess) in Raistlin's image is provocative and appealing. Dana (presumed mother goddess of the Irish fairy folk, the Tuatha de Danann) and Anu are indeed often confused and, here again, Raistlin's distinction is seductive indeed. Thanks, Raistlin.
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