There is extensive evidence for a history of cow worship in cave

>>2861210
It was worshiped in the Americas too.

>>2861210
Is there any claim for ritual sexual intercourse between cows and humans?

>>2861210
I can't really comment on the spread outside of the area you mentioned but I suppose it would spread anywhere ancient people kept cattle. In western Slovenia, old beliefs supposedly survived into the mid-20th century (some say small communities have managed to carry on the old beliefs into the 21st century, even) - among them the worship of the black bull in the sky, which was in the 1920s said to be worshipped by shepherds.

>>2863337
Slovenian folklore seems pretty interesting from what I've gathered. Too bad it's hard to find any sources on it that are not in Slovene. (In a perfect world I would learn Slovene, but in reality it's not very feasible for me at the moment.)

>>2863348
You're right. Still, you might find some material in English here (it's also where I found this information on the bull): http://sms.zrc-sazu.si/En/kazalo.html

>>2863352
>http://sms.zrc-sazu.si/En/kazalo.html

Thank you, I'll look into it. I'm actually familiar with this journal, they've had some interesting things on pre-Christian Carantania.

>>2861210
>Why did cultures who had cattle use cattle in mythology?

Read Jung and you'll find out

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>>2861210
To the stars my friend.

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>>2861210

Why didn't you mention Gobekli Tepe and TAURUS mountains.

>>2861210
Not sure Zeus is a great example, though -- the number of other things he turned into to fuck human women is so huge, he is an example of almost everything.

>>2864832
I think all of those is just some ancient story of animal totem tribes that stole women to establish their own settlments and families and then claimed it be a divine action.

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>>2861210

>>2863386
I should also mention, these beliefs predated Slavic settlement and were apparently of Celtic origin. In some isolated communities in the same region of Slovenia, other beliefs were said to have persisted into the 20th century (possibly 21st century? - one of the academics researching the topic claims this)) as well, namely the worship of sacred stones. This apparently predates Celtic settlement and is said to have been prevalent in the stone age.