Editing Deer (section)

===Historic===

[[File:Greek Gilt-silver Rhyton (Libation Vessel) In the Form of a Stag's Head.jpg|left|thumb|[[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] gilt-silver [[rhyton]], 4th century BC]]
Deer had a central role in the ancient art, culture and mythology of various peoples including the [[Hittites]], the [[ancient Egypt]]ians, the [[Celtic people|Celts]], the [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]], and certain East Asian cultures. For instance, the [[Stag Hunt Mosaic]] of ancient [[Pella]], under the [[Kingdom of Macedonia]] (4th century BC), possibly depicts [[Alexander the Great]] hunting a deer with [[Hephaestion]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Chugg |first=Andrew |year=2006 |title=Alexander's Lovers |location=Raleigh, N.C. |publisher=Lulu |isbn=978-1-4116-9960-1 |pages=78–79}}</ref> In Japanese [[Shintoism]], the sika deer is believed to be a messenger to the gods. [[History of China|In China]], deer are associated with great medicinal significance; [[deer penis]] is thought by some in China to have [[aphrodisiac]] properties.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harding |first=Andrew|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5371500.stm|title=Beijing's penis emporium|work=[[BBC News]]|date=23 September 2006|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> Spotted deer are believed in China to accompany the god of longevity. Deer was the principal sacrificial animal for the Huichal Indians of Mexico. In medieval Europe, deer appeared in hunting scenes and coats-of-arms. Deer are depicted in many materials by various pre-Hispanic civilizations in the Andes.<ref name=guide>{{cite book |last1=Feldhamer |first1=G. A. |last2=McShea |first2=W. J. |title=Deer: The Animal Answer Guide|date=2011 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |isbn=9781421403885 |pages=123–32}}</ref><ref name="Ref_f">Berrin, Katherine & Larco Museum (1997) ''The Spirit of Ancient Peru:Treasures from the [[Larco Museum|Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera]].'' New York: [[Thames and Hudson]], {{ISBN|0500018022}}.</ref>

The common male given name ''[[Oscar (given name)|Oscar]]'' is taken from the [[Irish Language]], where it is derived from two elements: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''cara'', means "friend". The name is borne by a famous hero of [[Irish mythology]]—[[Oscar (Irish mythology)|Oscar]], grandson of [[Fionn Mac Cumhail]]. The name was popularised in the 18th century by [[James Macpherson]], creator of 'Ossianic poetry'.