Cernunnos
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin Cernunnus, itself from Gaulish *Karnonos.
Proper noun
[edit]Cernunnos
- (religion, historical, Gallo-Roman religion, Celtic religion) A deity, usually depicted as a man with antlers, associated with stags, horned serpents, dogs and bulls.
- 2003, Arthur Rowan, The Lore of the Bard, Llewellyn Publications, page 242:
- Cernunnos is one of the oldest of the old gods. […] Often attacked by the forces of the early Christian Church, Cernunnos was misconstrued as demonic and the lord of sorcerers and witches during the Middle Ages.
- 2004, Philip Carr-Gomm, Stephanie Carr-Gomm, Druid Craft Tarot, Connections Book Publishing, page 146,
- Here we see an image of Cernunnos - the Lord of the Animals, the wild Herdsman and Hunter.
- 2012, Aislin, Ashling Wicca, Book 1, Lulu.com, page 60,
- This leads to the natural conclusion that Cernunnos was more than a fertility god and more than simply the consort of the Goddess. In the Ashling Wicca tradition, Cernunnos is seen as a god of initiation, of change, and of following a new path.
Translations
[edit]Gallo-Roman and Celtic deity associated with certain animals
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia