A white stag (or white hind for the female) is a white-colored red deer , elk , sika deer , chital , reindeer , moose However a “white Buck”/“White Doe” would be attached to the following: fallow deer , roe deer , white-tailed deer , black-tailed deer , or rusa , explained by a condition known as leucism that causes its hair and skin to lose its natural colour. The white deer has played a prominent role in many cultures' mythology.
23-444: A white stag is a white stag or white deer. White Stag may also refer to: White stag Leucism is a rare genetic pattern that causes a reduction in the pigment of an animal's hair and skin. The natural colour of the red deer ranges from dark red to brown . They are often thought to be albinos ; however, unlike albinos, who have characteristically red eyes, deer with leucism have normal colouring in their eyes. It
46-454: A collar, attached to a long gold chain, symbolising both the suffering of Christ and Richard's burden of kingship, both noble and enslaved. It associated Richard's rule with piety and asserted his divine authority . The emblem features prominently in a notable piece of late 14th-century religious art known as Wilton Diptych ( National Gallery, London ), which is thought to be the earliest authentic contemporary portrait of an English king; in
69-476: A human torso with the tail of a fish. The wind is controlled by an old lady called Szélanya (Wind Mother) or Szélkirály (Wind King). The Sárkány (dragon) is a frightening beast: he is the enemy of many heroes in fairy tales, symbolising the psychical inner struggle of the hero. The Sárkány usually has 1-7 heads. The lidérc is a ghostly, mysterious creature with several different appearances, its works are always malicious. The manó k (elves / goblins) and
92-631: A place of punishment or not, since the naming of it as Pokol (Hell) developed after Christianization. Research about the ancient Hungarian religion has led to the conclusion that it was a form of Tengrism , the ethnic Turko-Mongol religion which was probably picked up from the Turkic peoples the Magyar came into contact with, but was influenced by Hindus and Buddhists whom the Huns and Avars had encountered and converted to during their westward migration. Another theory ties
115-460: Is distinguished biologically from albinism in that it causes a reduced pigmentation in all skin types, and not just melanin . There is also a black color morph of the white-tailed deer which exhibits melanism . While rare in their natural distribution, there is an incidence of up to 8.5% occurrence of black deer in certain regions of central Texas. White deer hold a place in the traditions of many cultures. They are considered to be messengers from
138-520: Is located at its trunk and the underworld is around its roots. In some stories, the tree has fruit: the golden apples. In Hinduism and Buddhism, there are very similar beliefs in the Trailokya and Kalpavriksha . The gods live in the Upper World. Gods have the same rank, although the most important figure of them is Isten ( Hungarian for "God"). He controls the world, shapes the fate of humans, observes
161-688: The Scouting movement, spoke to Scouts at the 1933 World Jamboree in Gödöllő , Hungary , about the white stag: The White Stag has a message for you. Hunters of old pursued the miraculous stag, not because they expected to kill it, but because it led them in the joy of the chase to new and fresh adventures, and so to capture happiness. You may look on the White Stag as the true spirit of Scouting, springing forward and upward, ever leading you onward to leap over difficulties, to face new adventures in your active pursuit of
184-401: The bábák , who are equated with catty old witches. ( Bába means "midwife" in modern Hungarian, and originally they were wise old women, later equated with witches as Christianity became widespread.) The Underworld is the home of Ördög, creator of everything bad for humans: for example, annoying animals such as fleas , lice , and flies . It is uncertain whether the underworld was regarded as
207-457: The otherworld in some Celtic mythology ; they also played an important role in other pre-Indo-European cultures, especially in the north. The Celts believed that the white stag would appear when one was transgressing a taboo, such as when Pwyll trespassed into Arawn 's hunting grounds. In English folklore , the white hart is associated with Herne the Hunter . Arthurian legend states that
230-426: The törpé k (dwarfs) are foxy beings living in woods or under the ground. Óriások (giants) live in the mountains. They have both good and bad qualities. Favourite creatures are the tündérek (fairies), who are beautiful young virgins or female creatures (often depicted either as personified purity and innocence, or as playful and foxy). They aid humans, who sometimes can ask three wishes from them. Their opposites are
253-501: The Middle World from the sky, and sometimes gives warning by lightning ( mennykő ). Isten created the world with the help of Ördög ("the devil" representing Evil ). Other gods include: Istenanya ("Mother God"), also known as Boldogasszony ("Blessed Lady", literally meaning "happy/merry woman"; later identified with Catholicism's Virgin Mary ), and Hadúr ("warlord" or "commander") of
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#1732851794757276-403: The abolishment of all Scythian idols. The shamanic role was filled by the táltos ("wise man / blessed scholar"). Their souls were thought to be able to travel between the three spheres via révülés (meditation). They were also doctors. A taltos was selected by fate; their slight abnormalities at birth (neonatal teeth, caulbearer , white hair , and additional fingers) were believed to be
299-476: The colour also represented the otherworld. In modern society, people have acted to protect the white stag as a vestige of beauty, and the hunting of the white stag has often been met with anger, because of its rare and elusive nature. For early man, the deer represented a valuable resource, providing nourishment, clothing and other accessories; and the deer may have played a role in totemic culture. Hungarian mythology Hungarian mythology includes
322-419: The creature has a perennial ability to evade capture, and that the pursuit of the animal represents mankind's spiritual quest. It also signalled that the time was high for the knights of the kingdom to pursue a quest. In Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox , the white stag was partly responsible for the conversion of the martyr Saint Eustace . Eustace saw a vision of Christ between the stag's antlers and
345-457: The diptych paintings, Richard II is depicted wearing a gold and enamelled White Hart jewel, and even the angels surrounding the Virgin Mary all wear White Hart badges. On one of the reverse panels, there is a White Hart seated on a bed of rosemary, symbolising remembrance and sorrow. The white stag has also been invoked in contemporary society for its symbolism. Robert Baden-Powell , founder of
368-540: The fire, and later war god. The major celestial bodies (the Sun and the Moon ) are also located in the Upper World. The sky was thought to be a big tent held up by the Tree of Life. The several holes in it are the stars. The Sun, Moon, and symbols of the cosmic word, are known from Hungarian grave findings from the period of Hungarian conquest . In Hungarian mythology, it was believed that
391-596: The higher aims of Scouting. Today, the Hungarian branch of Scouts uses the white stag as a symbol. The white stag is also prevalent in Hungarian mythology ; it was believed that a white stag led the brothers Hunor and Magor to Scythia , an action which preceded the formation of the Hun and Magyar people. The colour white has long been associated with purity; and in Celtic culture ,
414-416: The human soul ( Lélek ) is immortal, and life was seen as a peregrination to Heaven ( Menny ). The Middle World is shared among humans and many mythological creatures ; the latter are often supernatural. There are ghosts of the forests and waters, who are ordered to scare humans. They have different names in different places. There are females, for example, the sellő (mermaid), which lives in water and has
437-484: The myths, legends, folk tales, fairy tales and gods of the Hungarians . Much of Magyar mythology is believed to be lost. However, in the last hundred years scholars of the history of Hungarian culture have tried eagerly to recover a significant amount of Hungarian mythology. The most important sources are: Amongst the modern religions, Hungarian mythology is closest to the cosmology of Uralic peoples. In Hungarian myth,
460-531: The religion to that of the Huns and Scythians of Central Asia who converted to Buddhism in the largely Buddhist populace of Central Asia of those times due to similar or even identical legends to the Hungarian origin myth . It is also worth mentioning that contemporaries described a considerable portion of Hungarian pegans to follow, what they identified to be the Scythian religion by figures such as Andrew I . who ordered
483-399: The sign of a divine order. The steps of their introduction: They had the ability to contact spirits by specific rituals and praying. Thus, they interpreted dreams, mediated between humans and spirits, cured and removed curses, and had an ability to find and bring back lost souls. They directed animal sacrifices and guessed the reason of an ancestor's anger. After death, the human soul leaves
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#1732851794757506-511: The world is divided into three spheres: the first is the Upper World ( Felső világ ), the home of the gods; the second is the Middle World ( Középső világ ) or world we know, and finally the underworld ( Alsó világ ). In the center of the world stands a tall tree: the World Tree / Tree of Life ( Világfa/Életfa ). Its foliage is the Upper World, and the Turul bird dwells on top of it. The Middle World
529-403: Was told that he would suffer for Christ. A similar legend is associated with Saint Hubert . The White Hart was the badge of King Richard II of England , who probably derived it from the arms of his mother, Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent" , heiress of Edmund of Woodstock . It may also have been a pun on his name, as in "Rich-hart". Richard's White Hart is recumbent and wears a gold crown as
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