I know that back in the day, goats were said to whisper lewd things into the ears of priests (because goats are a naturally horny animal and often blabber to attract ladies). But whenever I see depictions of the devil or demons, they usually have cloven hooves or a goats head?
Does anyone know why this is or where it comes from?
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They’re modeled after the Greek/Roman god Pan and more generally the satyrs. The little goat legged guys. Those creatures in the earlier mythology were associated with things like debauchery and hedonism. In Roman mythology they’re kind of morally neutral but when the much more uptight Christians came along they took on a more negative connotation. Eventually their design just got co-opted for portrays of the devil and demons.
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