Cernunnos

In Celtic myth, Cernunnos is the God who is born at Yule, marries and mates with the Goddess at Beltane and then dies again at Samhain, to be reborn again at the following Yule. The cycle symbolizes the natural pattern of life and death. Cernunnos is more of an ancient archetype of nature rather than an individual with a distinct personality. Paleolithic cave drawings show a horned man that is presumed to be the same figure as Cernunnos. Translated, his name simply means "the Horned One".

The famed Gundestrup cauldron has an excellent image of Cernunnos in the classic cross-legged pose, holding a torque and a snake. The Gundestrup cauldron is a large silver bowl covered in raised illustrations from various Celtic myths. It dates back to 200BC and had been well-preserved in a peat bog until 1891. He does not take part in any Celtic myths.

As a fertility God, Cernunnos was pictured with horns (much like the Greek Pan). Besides animals and fertility, he also rules over wealth, prosperity and the underworld. He is symbolized by various animals, such as the ram, stag and bull. In English myth, the same Deity figure existed but he was called Herne the Hunter.