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Cernunnos on the Gundestrup cauldron (plate A). He sits cross-legged, wielding a torc in one hand and a ram-horned serpent in the other. Cernunnos is a Celtic stag god. His name is only clearly attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the Boatmen from Paris, where it is associated with an image of an aged, antlered figure with torcs around his horns.
Beelzebub is the most recognized demon in the Bible, whose name has become analogous to Satan. Occult and metaphysical author Michelle Belanger believes that Beelzebub (a mockery of the original name [ 42 ] ) is the horned god Ba'al Hadad , whose cult symbol was the bull. [ 43 ]
A red deer headdress from Star Carr. Many of the 20 other headdresses have more complex sets of antlers. Sketch of Breuil's drawing. Many horned deities are known to have been worshipped in various cultures throughout history. Evidence for horned gods appear very early in the human record. The so-called Sorcerer dates from perhaps 13,000 BCE.
An effigy was fashioned from stuffed deerhide, painted blue, with the antlers painted yellow. The Yuchi Big Turtle Dance honors the Horned Serpent's spirit, which was related to storms, thunder, lightning, disease, and rainbows. [6] Among Cherokee people, a Horned Serpent is called an uktena. Anthropologist James Mooney, describes the creature:
Qilin – A Chinese creature with the head and scales of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the hooves of an ox, and the tail of a lion. The Japanese version is described as a deer-shaped dragon with the tail of an ox. Questing Beast – A creature with the head and tail of a serpent, the feet of a deer, the body of a leopard, and the haunches of ...
Reindeer antlers can be fashioned into all kinds of tools, including knife handles, shovels, and drying racks. Each part of the antler seems to have its own particular use in some cultures.
Furfur is portrayed as a horned, red-skinned man in the anime and manga series Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun. He makes brief optional appearances as a passive antagonist in the video game Voices of the Void. Furfur is also a character in the comedy tv series Good Omens, and is depicted as a demon working for hell. [3]
Arawn, king of Annwn in some Welsh legends and associated with hunting, dogs and stags; Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting; Gwyn ap Nudd, another king of Annwn in Welsh Mythology, associated with the Wild Hunt