ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK

Inštitut za arheologijo  ZRC SAZU

ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK 61, 2010

Marjeta ŠAŠEL KOS:

Cernunnos in Slovenia?

Abstract

A tombstone with seven busts (second or early third century AD), which was most probably discovered at Črnomelj in Bela Krajina, displays poorly visible side reliefs. On the right side a human figure with horns and hooves and a dog trying to bite his thigh are depicted. On the left a horseman holding a spear is represented in the upper field, while in the lower part three figures are depicted, of whom the middle one is a woman; a man with a spear is standing in front of her.

Peter Petru explained the badly preserved figures as scenes referring to the Celtic god Cernunnos and to human sacrifice performed in his honour. However, these depictions would better correspond to the episodes from the myth of Actaeon.

Keywords: Roman period, Slovenia, Črnomelj, Pannonia, Cernunnos, Actaeon

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