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Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« on: March 10, 2013, 07:31:37 pm »
Does anyone know of reliable sources of information about Goddesses with horns or antlers? Or names to make searching easier? Hathor is the most obvious one, with Her cow horns. I've also found mentions of Elen of the Ways having reindeer antlers.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2013, 07:39:58 pm »
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Does anyone know of reliable sources of information about Goddesses with horns or antlers? Or names to make searching easier? Hathor is the most obvious one, with Her cow horns. I've also found mentions of Elen of the Ways having reindeer antlers.

 
There's a book called Horns of Power: Manifestations of the Horned God that has a section on horned goddesses. Sometimes its free on Amazon if you want to wait and pick it up then. You might find it interesting.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2013, 08:18:44 pm »
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Does anyone know of reliable sources of information about Goddesses with horns or antlers? Or names to make searching easier? Hathor is the most obvious one, with Her cow horns. I've also found mentions of Elen of the Ways having reindeer antlers.

 
The Burney Relief, which may depict Lilith/Lilitu, Lamashtu, Ereshkigal, or Inanna, depicts a goddess-figure with what is generally interpreted as a crown of four tiers of horns.  (It may represent a stylized ceremonial wig, in some interpretations.)  The horned crown/set of horns is depicted on both male and female deities in Sumerian iconography, as far as my research shows.

White Buffalo Woman also comes to mind.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2013, 08:51:23 pm »
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Does anyone know of reliable sources of information about Goddesses with horns or antlers? Or names to make searching easier? Hathor is the most obvious one, with Her cow horns. I've also found mentions of Elen of the Ways having reindeer antlers.

 
There are some places that have made mention of Flidais (sometimes spelled Fliodhas) as having antlers. In my experience, she never has, but worth looking into.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 06:26:31 pm »
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There are some places that have made mention of Flidais (sometimes spelled Fliodhas) as having antlers. In my experience, she never has, but worth looking into.

 
Some images, modern of course, do have her with deer antlers - but I think it's more because of her association with wild beasts and the rumor that her chariot is pulled by stags.

In my workings with her I don't get that image, but to each their own
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2013, 05:37:03 am »
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There's a book called Horns of Power: Manifestations of the Horned God that has a section on horned goddesses. Sometimes its free on Amazon if you want to wait and pick it up then. You might find it interesting.

 
Thank you Lokabrenna. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2013, 05:47:03 am »
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The Burney Relief, which may depict Lilith/Lilitu, Lamashtu, Ereshkigal, or Inanna, depicts a goddess-figure with what is generally interpreted as a crown of four tiers of horns.

 
I found a picture of it. Have never seen anything like that one before. Thank you.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2013, 09:13:09 am »
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Some images, modern of course, do have her with deer antlers - but I think it's more because of her association with wild beasts and the rumor that her chariot is pulled by stags.

 
There are a number of horned goddess carvings from Gaul and Britain, I think the details are in one of Miranda Green's books.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2013, 05:40:56 pm »
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There are a number of horned goddess carvings from Gaul and Britain, I think the details are in one of Miranda Green's books.

 
Ah yes, but Flidais is Irish - no Irish carvings of a horned goddess that I know of
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2013, 04:30:22 pm »
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Does anyone know of reliable sources of information about Goddesses with horns or antlers? Or names to make searching easier? Hathor is the most obvious one, with Her cow horns. I've also found mentions of Elen of the Ways having reindeer antlers.

 
When I first started working with Artemis, she appeared to me as a woman with long flowing hair and deer antlers. I know that the stag is one of her sacred animals.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2016, 09:49:37 am »
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Does anyone know of reliable sources of information about Goddesses with horns or antlers? Or names to make searching easier? Hathor is the most obvious one, with Her cow horns. I've also found mentions of Elen of the Ways having reindeer antlers.

 
Hi. With regard to Elen of the Ways, she appears in the Welsh mythical/ historical work - 'The Mabinogion'. There are also three excellent books available on her: 'Elen of the Ways' and 'Following the Deer Trods' - both in the 'Shaman Pathways' series, and 'Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways' - a quite comprehensive volume edited by Caroline Wise. Hope this helps.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2016, 01:58:38 pm »
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When I first started working with Artemis, she appeared to me as a woman with long flowing hair and deer antlers. I know that the stag is one of her sacred animals.

 
She often appeared to me antlered as well.
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Re: Horned/Antlered Goddesses?
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2017, 01:58:20 am »
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Does anyone know of reliable sources of information about Goddesses with horns or antlers? Or names to make searching easier? Hathor is the most obvious one, with Her cow horns. I've also found mentions of Elen of the Ways having reindeer antlers.

 
In my spiritual-religious system, the archdemon goddess Lilith/ Ereškigal is often imagined or depicted with gazelle-like horns.  In my spiritual religious system... Ereškigal, as well as her sister Ištar/ Aštoreth, is often imagined or portrayed with or without draconic attributes, including horns.

I am the primary Source of my spiritual-religious practices, though I have often been inspired by Jewish concepts of Lilith (among other things) and ancient Mesopotamian concepts of Ištar and Ereškigal (among other things).  They have been... reimagined, in my spiritual-religious system, albeit with many of their former attributes, and some new ones.
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