Goat of Mendes

proper noun

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

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Meanings

proper nounthe Goat of Mendes
  1. The deity Baphomet, depicted with a goat's face and legs.

Origin

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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Goat of Mendes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goat%20of%20Mendes

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“Goat of Mendes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goat%20of%20Mendes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goat of Mendes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goat%20of%20Mendes.

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