Cervus elaphus

The Red Deer is an important deer in European folklore. More often than not, when texts refer to deer, they mean this one, not roe other European deer species. In older times the male was often called a stag and the female a hind.
In ancient Athenian calendar one of the months was called Elaphebolion (Ἐλαφηβολιών). This was the 9th month of the calendar and occurred during our March/April period.http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)lafhboliw/n&highlight=elaphebolia Each month started with the new moon, so this would have been the lunar month that occurs around or between these months in our calendar.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attic_calendar&oldid=1122481481 In the towns of Phocis and in Athens, a festival called the Έλαφηβόλια was celebrated.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elaphebolia&oldid=1140184335 This festival celebrated Artemis as a deer hunter. Treats made to look like stags were made and sold to celebrate this holiday. It may have been celebrated on the 6th day of Elaphebolion, but historians/sources are unsure.https://www.hellenion.org/festivals/elaphebolia/ In Hyampolis it was also celebrated to celebrate their victory over Thessaly.http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0028:book=8:chapter=28&highlight=elaphebolia
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