1 Domestic animals, in Celtic mythology, were believed to have come from the god's land. by Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) Thus the Celtic Dispater had various names and forms in different regions, and could be assimilated to different foreign gods. Thus the Celtic Dispater had various names and forms in different regions, and could be assimilated to different foreign gods. Celtic Deities. Forests and Flocks. Epona is the patron goddess of mares and foals. Epona was a Celtic goddess. The Celtic "Silvanus" or God With Antlers (Karnonos/Cernunnos). Selvanus would thus be easily identified with Silvanus, a god of flocks. Domestic animals, in Celtic mythology, were believed to have come from the god’s land. Cernunnos closest analogues in world mythology were Pan and Silvanus from the Greco-Roman world. Her name contains an allusion to the horse: in Celtic, "epos" means “horse” and the suffix “-ona” affixed simply means “on”. Selvanus would thus be easily identified with Silvanus, a god of flocks. Domestic animals, in Celtic mythology, were believed to have come from the god’s land. Pan and Silvanus were horned gods (most commonly depicted to goat-like features) who ruled the wild places of the world; the Greeks and Romans would have closely associated the two. He is the god who crosses boundaries, and the god of change. Vinotonus is a god from Celtic Mythology of which… The Lightning Thief (graphic novel) The Sea of Monsters (graphic novel) The Titan's Curse (graphic novel) Selvanus would thus be easily identified with Silvanus, a god of flocks. Silvanus protected both the forests (silva) which gave him his name, and the fields. His name is mentioned on the Piacenza Liver, a bronze model of a sheep's liver used for divinatory rites. Thus the Celtic Dispater had various names and forms in different regions, and could be assimilated to different foreign gods. Deity Alignment Suggested Domains ... Silvanus, god of nature and forests: N: Nature: Summer oak tree - Previous: Fantasy-Historical Pantheons. Celtic Wagon. With his mighty antlers, Cernunnos is a protector of the forest and master of the hunt.He is a god of vegetation and trees in his aspect as the Green Man, and a god of lust and fertility when connected with Pan, the Greek satyr.In some traditions, he is seen as a god of death and dying, and takes the time to comfort the dead by singing to them on their way to the spirit world. Like Janus and Terminus, he was a god who lived on the boundaries. Silvanus, the Forest Father is a fictional deity of the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting devised by Ed Greenwood.Silvanus is considered the god of wild nature and druids, one of the most prominent and eldest deities in Faerûn, and the wilder counterpart to Chauntea the Earth-Mother. 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