Also, Pan, half-goat, became associated with the devil and witches.
Yes -- Azazel, too.
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From: James C. Nohrnberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: PS Ez of El / Goat of God
Wild male sheep (bucks) have horns, of
course, rams' horns, but the feature
is more or less suppressed in typical
domesticated, neotenic breeds.
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