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InIrish mythology,Credne (Old Irish) orCreidhne (Irish pronunciation:[ˈcɾʲeːnʲə]) was thegoldsmith of theTuatha Dé Danann, but he also worked withbronze andbrass. He and his brothersGoibniu andLuchtaine were known as theTrí Dée Dána, the three gods of art, who forged the weapons which the Tuatha Dé used to battle theFomorians.[1]
It is said that Creidhne fashionedKing Nuada's silver hand, together withDian Cecht.
Creidhne is often confused with the Irish warriorCreidne.
Of Creidne's death, according to a poem affixed to theLebor Gabála Érenn, it was said:
Creidne the pleasant artificer was drowned
on the lake-sea, the sinister pool,
fetching treasures of noble gold,
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