He falls, bracing himself to be set upon. Suddenly, the dawning sunlight floods the forest. Opening his eyes, the pack has disappeared. The sounds of the hunt are now mere echoes. Some refuse to see Cernunnos in this aspect.
All animals have to hunt even the herbivores.
In ancient times, some of the Celts believed, when the time of death came, Cernunnos was the one that hunted your soul and then escorted it into the Otherworld. If you survived, it was believed, you would live for another year. The punishment for a wicked life was an eternity as the prey in the Master's Hunt to be forever pursued, taunted and tortured, never resting. Cernunnos has many sides and many aspects, we would all benefit from researching and exploring his many facets. Then we can better understand his majesty.