ORIGIN Celtic (mainly Gallic). Fertility and chthonic god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP prehistoric times until circa AD 1000.
SYNONYMS none.
CENTER(S) OF CULT none.
Tag: Cernunnos
Belatu-Cadros
In Celtic Mythology, Belatu-Cadros (“fair shining one” or “fair slayer”), also rendered Belatucadros or Belatucadrus, was a deity worshipped in northern Britain, particularly in Cumberland and Westmorland. He may be related to Belenus and Cernunnos, and was equated in the Roman Britain period with Mars. He appears to have been worshipped by lower-ranked Roman soldiers as well as by Britons.
Cernunnos
by Dr Anthony E. Smart
“The Horned One” is a Celtic god of fertility, life, animals, wealth, and the underworld. He was worshipped all over Gaul, and his cult spread into Britain as well. Cernunnos is depicted with the antlers of a stag, sometimes carries a purse filled with coin. The Horned God is born at the winter solstice, marries the goddess at Beltane, and dies at the summer solstice. He alternates with the goddess of the moon in ruling over life and death, continuing the cycle of death, rebirth and reincarnation.
Witch's Well 