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In Greek mythology, the Ceryneian hind (Ancient Greek: Κερυνῖτις ἔλαφος Kerynitis elaphos, Latin: Elaphus Cerynitis), was a creature that lived in Ceryneia, [1] Greece and took the form of an enormous female deer, larger than a bull, [1] with golden antlers [2] like a stag, [3] hooves of bronze or brass, [4] and a "dappled hide", [5] that "excelled in swiftness of foot", [6 ...
A gilded wooden figurine of a deer from the Pazyryk burials, 5th century BC. Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples located all over the world, such as object of worship, the incarnation of deities, the object of heroic quests and deeds, or as magical disguise or enchantment/curse for princesses and princes in many folk and fairy tales.
Cyparissus (c. 1625) by Jacopo Vignali: the boy mourns his pet deer (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg) Cyparissus, fresco in Pompeii, 1st century. In Greek mythology, Cyparissus or Kyparissos (Ancient Greek: Κυπάρισσος, romanized: Kupárissos, lit. 'cypress') was a boy beloved by Apollo or in some versions by other deities.
His signs and symbols include the laurel wreath, bow and arrow, and lyre. His sacred animals include roe deer, swans, and pythons. Some late Roman and Greek poetry and mythography identifies him as a sun-god, equivalent to Roman Sol and Greek Helios. [2] Ares (Ἄρης, Árēs) God of courage, war, bloodshed, and violence.
10 Greek mythology. 11 Hindu mythology. 12 Hittite mythology. 13 Inuit Mythology. 14 Japanese Mythology. ... Sip, a hunting god often shown with deer ears and antlers;
Pages in category "Mythological deer" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Titanis (mythology) W. White Hart; White stag; X. Xeglun
Paul D. Miller: The Deer, the Lion, the Beast, and the Serpent The perilous trip of the ship of Ulysses between Scylla and Charybdis. (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images)
One day that the two youths were hunting together, Cyparissus accidentally shot and killed his favourite deer, plunging him into deep grief. He begged Apollo to let him grieve for the deer forever, and Apollo granted his wish by turning him into a cypress tree, which to this day remains a symbol of sadness and mourning.