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Goatman (urban legend) Goatman was rumored to be similar in appearance to the mythical faun. According to urban legend, Goatman is a creature resembling a goat-human hybrid often credited with canine deaths and purported to take refuge in the woods of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. [ 1][ 2]
Faun. A drawing of a Faun. The faun ( Latin: Faunus, pronounced [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]; Ancient Greek: φαῦνος, romanized : phaûnos, pronounced [pʰâu̯nos]) is a half- human and half- goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology . Originally fauns of Roman mythology were ghosts ( genii) of rustic places, lesser versions ...
The Pope Lick Monster (more commonly, colloquially, the Goat Man) is a legendary part-man, part- goat [ 1] and part- sheep [ 2] creature reported to live beneath a railroad trestle bridge over Pope Lick Creek, in the Fisherville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. [ 2][ 3] Numerous urban legends exist about the creature's ...
In Greek mythology, a satyr[ a] ( Greek: σάτυρος, translit. sátyros, pronounced [sátyros] ), also known as a silenus[ b] or silenos ( Greek: σειληνός, translit. seilēnós [seːlɛːnós] ), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.
Faunus. Inuus. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan ( / pæn /; [ 2] Ancient Greek: Πάν, romanized : Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. [ 3] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr.
Goatman or Goat man may refer to: Goatman (urban legend), a legendary creature from Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Goatman (Kentucky), also known as the Pope Lick Monster, a legendary creature of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Goatman (Texas), also known as the Lake Worth monster, a legendary creature from Lake Worth ...
Since 1856 the name Baphomet has been associated with the " Sabbatic Goat " image drawn by Éliphas Lévi, [ 7] composed of binary elements representing the "symbolization of the equilibrium of opposites": [ 1] half-human and half-animal, male and female, and good and evil. [ 2] Lévi's intention was to symbolize his concept of balance, with ...
v. t. e. In Texan folklore, the Lake Worth Monster is a legendary creature said to inhabit Lake Worth at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, just outside Fort Worth. [ 1][ 2] The creature is often described as a "part- man, part- goat " with scales and long clawed fingers. [ 3]