Baphomet is an idol or image of uncertain provenance. The name can be traced back to medieval times, where it appeared in trial transcripts during the Inquisition of the Knights Templar. It came to popular consciousness in the nineteenth century, when it was applied to pseudo-historical conspiracy theories elaborating on the suppression of the Templars, and it became associated with a "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Lévi.
Baph´o`met
An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
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Gnostic/Hermetic Religious Images- Baphomet
