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In Celtic myth the white stag is an indicator that the Otherworld is near. It appears when one is transgressing a taboo.
In Celtic myth the white stag is an indicator that the Otherworld is near. It appears when one is transgressing a taboo.
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It is also an important element of Hungarian mythology, which believed that a great white stag led the brothers Hunor and Magar to settle in Scythia.
To Christians, the white stag came to symbolize Christ, in part inspired by the St. Eustace legend, where the Roman soldier Eustace is hunting, and happens upon a deer with a cross between his antlers. Eustace converts on the spot, and is put through numerous tragedies, persecutions, etc., including the death of his family, until being miraculously reunited with them.
(where this is mostly a plagiarized pagan story that was retold to help the transition of northern barbarians from pagan beliefs to Christianity.)
Also the white stag was some times the starting point of quests often appearing in the forests around King Arthur's court, sending the knights off on to adventure against gods and fairies.
So many different takes on a albino deer...
To Christians, the white stag came to symbolize Christ, in part inspired by the St. Eustace legend, where the Roman soldier Eustace is hunting, and happens upon a deer with a cross between his antlers. Eustace converts on the spot, and is put through numerous tragedies, persecutions, etc., including the death of his family, until being miraculously reunited with them.
(where this is mostly a plagiarized pagan story that was retold to help the transition of northern barbarians from pagan beliefs to Christianity.)
Also the white stag was some times the starting point of quests often appearing in the forests around King Arthur's court, sending the knights off on to adventure against gods and fairies.
So many different takes on a albino deer...
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