Mythic and folkloric symbolism

Insular Celtic literature and later Celtic folklore

Living symbols indexed under this named context. This page gathers catalog references; it does not define the whole tradition or erase differences among communities and practitioners.

1 symbol

Mammal · Cervid

Stag

Cervus elaphus

The antlered male deer often signifies sovereignty, wilderness, renewal, virility, and the call to cross a boundary.

Insular Celtic literature and later Celtic folkloreOtherworld passage, nobility, and wild sovereignty

2 contextual readings