Note 64 — Chapter IV · ANIMAL-WORSHIP.

The goat is another animal to which mystic powers are attributed. In the mythology of the West he is associated with Dionysos, Pan, and the Satyr. In England it is commonly believed that he is never seen for twenty-four hours together, and that once in this space he pays a visit to the Devil to have his beard combed.64 The Devil, they say, sometimes appears in this form, which accounts for his horns and tail. The wild goat was associated with the worship of Artemis, the Arab unmarried goddess.65 In the Râmâyana, Agamukhî, or “goat’s face,” is the witch who wishes Sîtâ to be torn to pieces.