goat god
- noun
- /ɡoʊt ɡɑd/
- Literature
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dios cabrío
- According to the ancient myth, the goat god played music on his pipes, inspiring fear and frenzy.
Examples
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The goat god was often depicted in art as a half-human figure with goat-like legs and horns.
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Roman mythology often blended the goat god with similar rustic deities like Faunus and Sylvanus.
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A statue of the goat god stood at the edge of the forest, covered in moss and vines.
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The goat god is fascinating.
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In ancient Greece, the goat god was revered by shepherds.
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In ancient Greece, the people celebrated a festival in honor of the goat god, who protected their flocks.
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Many stories describe how the goat god roamed the fields, bringing fertility to the land and ensuring the safety of shepherds.
Synonyms
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A Greek god of fields and woods who has goat legs and horns
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A god or goddess from ancient Greece who people worship
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a god associated with or resembling a goat' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'goat' and 'god' — a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a deity related to goats or with goat-like features. Specific mythological details (e.g., Pan, Sylvanus) are additional cultural knowledge but are not required to grasp the basic meaning.
Etymology
The noun goat god comes from old stories about a wild god who looked partly like a goat — with horns, goat legs and ears — and played pipes in the fields. One popular story says this figure watched over 'fields and woods' and helped 'shepherds and flocks', so the name goat god came to mean a rural spirit or god of nature and animals.