Celtic / Hindu-Buddhist / Indigenous
Deer
Across traditions the deer represents gentleness, sensitivity, and intuition; in Celtic myth the white stag was king of the forest and a messenger to the Otherworld, while in Hindu and Buddhist iconography deer are depicted listening to the Buddha's first sermon at the Deer Park (Sarnath).
Citation
Green, Miranda. "Animals in Celtic Life and Myth." Routledge, 1992.
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