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Why have many artistic representations of Satan and associated imagery (such as the baphomet) come to incorporate the features of goats, such as horns, goat-like faces and hooves? Furthermore, why did goats and other cloven-hooved animals come to be considered 'unclean' or unfit to eat?

by /u/therealness in /r/AskHistorians

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