Horned gods in neoPaganism
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2025
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Great look into Horned gods. I think Daghdha is related to Cernunnos as one of his titles is 'antlered-man' (Fear-benn), like the Welsh character he is called Daghdha-Donn (Dark/black) and carries a club. His name would not be written the same since Ireland was not Romanised, however I think Cernunnos was later introduced as the character Cernach. He may also be the same character as St. Cornely patron saint of animals.
I think it's a huge assumption that Fear-benn means "horned man". It could mean man of the mountains, or man like a mountain (quite likely), or many other things. Dôn in Welsh doesn't mean dark, if that's what you mean.
I hadn't heard of St Cornely - interesting.
@@KrisHughes Huge-assumption - well i would not go that far (but i have said that in the past). The term 'benn' is attested to meaning stag 'horns' - look to eDil where it is even glossed in latin as 'cornu' (Latin. Horn). It can mean 'man of peaks' or 'pointed-man', the bull Fionn-bennach would be 'having white-peaks' (white-horned). Not to mention the character Furbaide ferbend (fer-benn, horned-man) who is said to have horns.
In Ireland Donn (also called Daghdha-Donn - not Dôn) is generally seen as the same deity, he is also called the 'Red-god'. St. Cornely was later replaced by the more popular St. Frances.
None of this is set in stone and i don't claim to known these things as fact but i do think they are worth keeping an open mind about.
It’s hard to ignore the symbolic parallels of Indo-European deities like Shiva Cernnunos Hermes (or Pan) and even Wotan possesses similar traits considering the rune Algiz (the elk). All of these deities have a dual nature inspiring both fear (darkness) and wisdom (enlightenment).
I always wondered about this. I’m seeing this on superheroes in action movies.
You mean the antler fad? It's insane.
Thanks for the detailed video, I think it did the topic justice!
I do honour Cernunnos as one of the horned gods you mentioned, and it's hard to explain my relationship with him as a deity, but it was very much more Cernunnos that led me to paganism than paganism leading me to Cernunnos. I'm comparatively recently pagan but almost my whole life I have felt a connection with what I believe Cernunnos represents (some of which you touched on in the sense of reconnecting with the wild and nature, but also liminality and mediation, rebirth of the natural world through death, and more), I just didn't have a name for it.
When I came across Cernunnos I was shocked that there was a deity who represented these things, and that led me to explore paganism further. For that reason Cernunnos is one of, if not the most important deity for me. I can't know whether or not he is the same god who was worshiped by some Celts in more than name, but I do believe he (and what he represents) has been around as a deity since ancient times and across multiple cultures, in one form or another. He has been a strong guiding influence on my life, and I try to live in balance with nature as a result, but I know there are some (many) whose worship of Cernunnos and other horned gods can present as more superficial and naive.
in the case of the modern imaging of Cernunos gods have been reimagined many times throughout history to suit the place and time in which they exist I do believe their needs to be a distinction between the modern and historical incarnations of Cernunos but I'm not against the idea of reimagining gods to suit the times . Such is natural and keeps these things relevant to the people who revere them.
I think it's tricky to even make modern/historical distinctions with Cernunnos - as far as actual beliefs about Him.
I come by way of Mhara's podcast, you seem a knowledgeable person, thanks for your works.
Thank you! I'm glad you found us both!
Very informative thanks.
Once again, great video fantastic analysis. I so do enjoy your knowledge and insights.
Thank you!
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This was interesting but why do you sound like an american trying to fake a scottish accent?
Not trying to fake anything. I am an American who lived in Scotland for several decades, and that's just what I sound like. I'm afraid you'll just have to adjust. Lots of folk do have mixed accents - maybe you should get out more.
@KrisHughes Well, I like it 😊
@@KrisHughesWait till they discover French dialects and there's more than one way to speak French too.