[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 947

[Nethilia De Lobo]

No: HPFGUIDX 20274


Devika:

>>BTW, I've been trying to figure out the significance
of the stag in 
mythology, but I haven't had much luck.  Could someone
point me in the 
right 
direction or tell me what they came up with?  I read
someone's post 
about the 
stag being an enemy of the serpent, but I would like
to be able to find 
>>something more detailed.


I remember a myth: the White Stag of Greek Mythology.
The fourth of Hercules's (or Heracles, if I must use
the Greek name) twelve tasks was to catch the White
stag. It was a sacred beast to the Godess Artemis
(goddess of the moon, hunting, childbirth, virginity,
and unmarried young women). Herculese hunted it down
and was about to catch it when Artemis appeared and
threatened to kill him for hunting in her forests.
When he explained, however, she allowed him to take
the stag as long as he took it unharmed. He did as
such and took the stag to the King (who had one of
those long annoying names I can't remember). Chalk up
another for Hercie. 

He did also kill the Nemean lion. Hmm....

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--Nethilia de Lobo--
**Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus.**

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