Baphomet?

Okay, this probably sounds like a total newbie question, but where does the name Baphomet come from? I seen it mentioned here, but throughout all of my Doom playing, I have never seen that creature referred to by any name, well except for the fact that the map is called "Icon of Sin". So, can anybody explain this?

In christian mythology Baphomet is the name of an arch-demon.

Baphomet's Sigil (Satanism's official symbol) is the image of a goat's head confined within the shape of a pentacle surrounded by five hebraeic characters.


Baphomet is believed to be a perversion over an ancient indoeuropean diety known as "The Horned God" who looked as a man with a goat's head. He was believed to symbolise all masculine qualities of the world as well as the autumn and winter. I think wiccans and some other crackpots still worship him.

"Baphomet was the deity worshipped by the Knights Templar, and in Black Magic as the source and creator of evil; the Satanic goat of the witches' Sabbath and one of the names adopted by Aleister Crowley."



The head of the goat
The upper body of a woman (maternity)
Cloven feet
A pair of wings
A candle on its head
a symbol of revelation combining male sexual potency with the four elements and intelligence.

Dr. Hugh Schonsfield, one of the scholars who worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls believed the Word Baphomet was applied with the Knowledge of the Atbash Cipher. The Atbash Cipher is a Hebrew code which substitues the first letter of the alphabet for the last and the second letter for the second last and so on. When Baphomet is applied to this code, it generates the Greek word Sophia which is translated in English as "Wisdom."
Eliphas Levi believed the name could be reversed, fleshed out and formed into a phrase that made a reference to King Solomon's Temple. For more information on this, see the page on Eliphas Levi's connection to the Baphomet Mythos.

Well, old Baphomet sure has a nice pair of titties.. Yum.

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heh. he looks cooler in DOOM 2 =)

fodders said:

A candle on its head

What the fuck? Black magic is dumb.

Baphomet is referenced to Doom in the Final Doom story, only in the booklet.

Here we go again...

The Baphomet was originally a Wiccan god of life, death and fertility - also known as the god of chaos, because it was believed that life in itself was chaotic (chaos magic is based on this theory i think).

The Baphomet (previously known only as the 'Horned God') was picked up by christian-based religions as a figure of evil : as the christian God represents order, the opposite would logically be his/her arch enemy.

Spike said:

Here we go again...

The Baphomet was originally a Wiccan god of life, death and fertility - also known as the god of chaos, because it was believed that life in itself was chaotic (chaos magic is based on this theory i think).

The Baphomet (previously known only as the 'Horned God') was picked up by christian-based religions as a figure of evil : as the christian God represents order, the opposite would logically be his/her arch enemy.

You got your occult education through role-playing games, right?

Little Faith said:

You got your occult education through role-playing games, right?

No.

Chaos magic is a studied form of magic; not simply a fantastical attack in some model-driven board game.
Besides, RPGs had to base their ideas on something.

definately check out the link fodders put up. I think I posted that one the last time this question was asked. whats funny is that the templars worshiped either a preserved head or a cat by that name. some people said baphomet was a slurring of mohammed. then there is the sophia reference that fodders. there are some people, loyalists to the old templar order, who believe that baphomet was made up by the church in order to break up the knight and get at their money.

The Knight Templars did most likely not worship anything "worse" than most other christians back then, but they were framed as devil-worshippers when they became too powerful politically. What it says in the DOOM manuals is as cheap in relation to the basic DOOM story (just the "the story so far..." and the short text into for DOOM II)as most "occultism" stuff is in relation to history. Those manuals were most likely written by the distributors, not one/some of the id guys, just like that stuff was written by charlatans, and not historians.

Spike said:

Here we go again...

The Baphomet was originally a Wiccan god of life,

Wicca is too new , the knights templar predate them.

The Baphomet, in terms of the 'Horned God', was originall worsipped by the Druids - far pre-dating the Templar Knights and Wiccans both.

My apologies for saying that it was originally a Wiccan god - the Horned God is far older.

The Satanic symbol, Baphomet, was adopted from the Knights Templar. This symbol was finally widely-released to the general public in December of 1969 with the publication of The Satanic Bible, where it adorned the cover and appeared on the interior page introducing the section detailing the Satanic Ritual. And, significantly, here in this book was the very first time that this sigil was referred to as the “symbol of Baphomet” in any publication available to a mass audience. It was this version which the Church of Satan then had made into cloisonné medallions (which were only available to members) and it became the standard logo for all Church of Satan materials. They began calling it more precisely the “Sigil of Baphomet” and so it was named in print in The Satanic Rituals (released in December of 1972).

Still, however, the Baphomet is adapted from the 'Horned God' of fertility from Druidism and Wiccan.

Elisabeth Báthory had her sorceress create a Baphomet medallion, and Báthory (inaccuratly portrayed in the Hammer film 'Countess Dracula) lived in the late 16th century.

Even if the Baphomet has only gone by that name in recent times, the Horned God itself has been around for over a thousand years.

I thought you were a Satanist?

The Templars did not worship Baphomet, that was an accusation made by the Church to dissolve the organization and take control of the Templar's lands and properties, pretty much 1/4 of Europe.

The Templars invented modern banking, they were horribly powerful in a time when the Church was supposed to be THE ruling institution.

I have never said i was not a satanist, nor have i ever said that i was :)

Zaldron said:

The Templars did not worship Baphomet, that was an accusation made by the Church to dissolve the organization and take control of the Templar's lands and properties, pretty much 1/4 of Europe.

The Templars invented modern banking, they were horribly powerful in a time when the Church was supposed to be THE ruling institution.

Slightly wrong. In the time where the church was losing it's status as THE ruling institution.

The church of Rome only got really vicious when it was threatened.

Spike said:

I have never said i was not a satanist, nor have i ever said that i was :)

Spike said:

Horned God itself has been around for over a thousand years.

:D 'Coz a Satanist would have said Since the dawn of time :P

Little Faith said:

Slightly wrong. In the time where the church was losing it's status as THE ruling institution.

The church of Rome only got really vicious when it was threatened.

I stand corrected. Altough I used the word "supposed". I'm sure that's what they wanted for the Church back then anyway :)

I love all that stuff about Satan, hell, the occult, etc.
Although I don't believe in hell I do find reading about it a lot of fun.
Does anyone know a good site about all things related to hell?

fodders said:

:D 'Coz a Satanist would have said Since the dawn of time :P

Quite :) I've have interests in several religions - i'm currently reading up on Greek mythology (partly for story accuracy, partly cuz it just interests me).