I tried to do some research on where the Horned God first originated from, but all I could find was a debunked claim made by Margaret Murray. Does anybody know the Horned God's origin?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:41 pm
I think it all depends...because (and I'm probably wrong) I'm almost certain there are a few gods known as the Horned God. I think what you're talking about is the "general one" from European witchcraft? I think that's usually looked on as the origin of the God Kernunos/Cernunos/w.e....I think I looked it up once and that's where I got, but it's been a while so....don't take my word as set in stone....
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:44 pm
Cernunnos was a Gaulish (Gallic?) god. So, not the god of Wicca, because Gardner refers to the god of Wicca as "the Lord of the Isles" and Cernunnos is Continental. However, I think he (and others) sometimes use the name as a placeholder for the name of their god in publications.
It sort of depends on who precisely you're referring to by "the Horned God". Is it the god of Wicca, or another deity? I'm not sure they're all the same... I worship a Horned God who I'm pretty sure (although not certain) is not the god of Wicca. I know a lot of people who worship a Horned God are soft polytheists, so I'm not sure to what degree that "counts".
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