cernunnos

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Cernunnos is the conventional name given in Celtic studies to depictions of the "horned god" (sometimes referred to as Herne the Hunter) of Celtic polytheism. The name itself is only attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the Boatmen, but depictions of a horned or antlered figure, often seated cross-legged and often associated with animals and holding or wearing torcs, are known from other instances.

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Cernunnos is the conventional name given in Celtic studies to depictions of the "horned god" (sometimes referred to

as Herne the Hunter) of Celtic polytheism. The name itself is only attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the

Boatmen, but depictions of a horned or antlered figure, often seated cross-legged and often associated with animals

and holding or wearing torcs, are known from other instances.