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(Demon) Baphomet - Friday The 13th - 12-17-2009
Aka : Goat of Mendes
Shape : Often represented with the head of a goat and the body of a man but with wings and cloven feet (Eliphas Levi). A black cat. Also carry the heads of a cockerel.
Origin : Bapho-Mitras-son of Mithras or forged from Mahomet. The Knight Templars were accused of practicing their initiations and rituals in front of a large idol of the demon Baphomet.
Association : Aleister Crowley, Eliphas Levi
Baphomet is a pagan deity, revived in the 19th century as a figure of Satanism and worshipped in baphomeries.
In the 19th century the name came into popular English-speaking consciousness with the publication of various works of pseudo-history that tried to link the Knights Templar with conspiracy theories elaborating on their suppression. The name Baphomet then became associated with a "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by occult author Eliphas Lévi.