Stories of supernatural deer, deer connected to a spiritual figure, and spirits or deities that may assume the form of deer are told by the Insular Celts. Deer are referred to as -- fairy cattle -- in some Scottish and Irish tales, and they are herded and milked by a kind, benign, otherworldly woman like a bean sìdhe or, in other instances, the goddess Flidais, who has the ability to change into either a red or white deer. This otherworldly woman chooses the specific deer that would be slain du ... (Read More)