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Baphomet: Adopted by modern occultists and Satanists. Theistic Satanists may worship it as a deity or demon, while atheistic Satanists see it as a metaphorical symbol. The goat-headed Baphomet image seen here is a 19th-century drawing made by Eliphas Levi as a metaphorical symbol from Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie. It was not originally ...
The sigil of Baphomet is a sigil of the material world, representing carnality and earthly principles. [ 1 ] While the eponymous Baphomet had been depicted as a goat-headed figure since at least 1856 , the goat 's head inside an inverted pentagram was largely popularized by the modern Church of Satan , founded in 1966.
Discusses the following 14 demon lords: Baphomet, Dagon, Demogorgon, Fraz-Urb'luu, Graz'zt, Juiblex, Kostchtchie, Malcanthet, Obox-ob, Orcus, Pale Night, Pazuzu, Yeenoghu, and Zuggtmoy. Their statistics are given at lower Challenge Ratings than in previous books such as Book of Vile Darkness , ranging from Juiblex at CR 19 to Demogorgon at CR 23.
In the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game, Bahamut (/ b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə t / bə-HAH-mət [1]) is a powerful draconic deity, who has the same name as Bahamut from Arabic mythology. Introduced in the 1st Edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ( AD&D ) and continuing into 2004's release of Complete Divine , Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon ...
Baphomet was allegedly worshipped as a deity by the medieval order of the Knights Templar. [4] King Philip IV of France had many French Templars simultaneously arrested, and then tortured into confessions in October 1307. [5] [6] The name Baphomet appeared in trial transcripts for the Inquisition of the Knights Templar that same year. [6]
A sigil (/ ˈ s ɪ dʒ ɪ l /) [1] is a type of symbol used in magic. The term usually refers to a pictorial signature of a spirit (such as an angel , demon , or deity ). In modern usage, especially in the context of chaos magic , a sigil refers to a symbolic representation of the practitioner's desired outcome.
Since 1856 the name Baphomet has been associated with the "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Éliphas Lévi, composed of binary elements representing the "symbolization of the equilibrium of opposites": half-human and half-animal, male and female, good and evil, etc. Lévi's intention was to symbolize his concept of balance, with Baphomet ...
The satanic "horned god" symbol known as the baphomet is based on an Egyptian ram deity that was worshipped in Mendes, called Banebdjed (literally Ba of the lord of djed, and titled "the Lord of Mendes"), who was the soul of Osiris.