English Explanatory Dictionary

Goat of Mendes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The deity Baphomet, depicted with a goat's face and legs.

Word forms

Goat of Mendes the Goat of Mendes

Etymology

Introduced by Eliphas Lévi, possibly following Herodotus' account that the god of Mendes — the Greek name for Djedet, Egypt — was depicted with a goat's face and legs.

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