# Cernunnos
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Naughty Gods | Rarity: Rare
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# Cernunnos
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Naughty Gods | Rarity: Rare

Cernunnos is a Celtic horned deity whose name means "horned one" in Celtic languages. Known primarily from archaeological evidence including the Gundestrup Cauldron (discovered in Danish peat bog), he appears as an antlered figure surrounded by animals, often holding a torc and serpent. Limited written records exist due to Celtic oral tradition; most knowledge derives from Roman accounts and iconography.

Key facts:
- Associated with fertility, virility, nature, wealth, and wild untamed places
- Depicted cross-legged with antlers, surrounded by animals (stag, serpent), holding torcs or coin bags
- Romans attempted to equate him with Mercury or Dis Pater
- Likely presided over fertility rituals and seasonal festivals celebrating life-force and sexual potency
- His horned imagery possibly influenced Christian Devil depictions
- Experienced modern revival in neopagan/Wiccan traditions as symbol of primal nature and uninhibited natural existence

## Trivia Questions

Q1: What does the name 'Cernunnos' literally mean in Celtic languages?
A: Antlered one

Q2: Which famous archaeological artifact provides the most well-known depiction of Cernunnos?
A: The Battersea Shield

Q3: What year does the description mention as when a Roman soldier might have encountered a Cernunnos monument in Gaul?
A: 10 CE

Q4: Why do we know relatively little about Celtic religious practices involving Cernunnos?
A: The Romans destroyed all records

Q5: Which two Roman gods did the Romans try to equate with Cernunnos?
A: Jupiter and Mars

Q6: According to the description, what symbolic meaning did Cernunnos's antlers represent beyond just being decorative?
A: Divine wisdom and eternal life

Q7: What is a torc, which Cernunnos is often depicted holding?
A: A hunting spear

Q8: How may Cernunnos imagery have influenced later Christian iconography, according to some historians?
A: Angel wings were inspired by his antlers

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