Goat Folklore

The constellation Capricornus is often depicted as a sea-goat, a goat with a fish's tail: see Aigaion or Briareos, one of the Hecatonchires. One myth[citation needed] that would seem to be invented to justify a connection of Pan with Capricorn says that when Aigipan, that is Pan in his goat-god aspect,[4] was attacked by the monster Typhon, he dove into the Nile; the parts above the water remained a goat, but those under the water transformed into a fish.

goat [OE gāt ]. This horned, bearded, clovenhoofed mammal (genus Capra ) appears often in Celtic traditions, usually representing fertility or, later, sexuality and sexual aggression. Ancient deities with goat-horns are found in Gaul and Britain. Gaulish Mercury appears with a goat at the shrine of Glanum in Provence. Cernunnus , the antlered god, is pictured both with goat legs and riding on a goat. A small bronze image of a goat with huge horns was found in south-west Scotland in the 1970s. Many frightening creatures in folklore are wholly or partially goat: the Irish ...

some fun Goat Sites

http://www.goatweb.com/discover/goats/myths.shtml (general goatlore)

http://www.goatweb.com/discover/goats/parts.shtml (goat parts)

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0122e.html (three billy goats gruff)

http://www.umzimvubugoats.com/goatmyth.asp (African goat lore)

http://www.goatworld.com/ (all that is goat)

http://askdrsears.com/html/3/t032400.asp (goat milk info)

http://www.adga.org/compare.htm (American goat dairy assoc.)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070730100229.htm (goatmilk study)

http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/health.html (health)

http://www.utterlydivine.com/Recipes.htm (making soft cheese)

http://fiascofarm.com/recipes/index.html (receipes)

http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=131 (healthy milk)

http://www.saanendoah.com/compare.html (compare: human, cow, goat)

http://www.sheepmilk.biz/sheepmilk.html (better compare)

http://www.wikihow.com/Milk-a-Goat-by-Hand (how to milk by hand)

http://drinc.ucdavis.edu/goatdairy.htm (good goat stuff)







	Goat Folklore The constellation Capricornus is often depicted as a sea-goat, a goat with a fish's tail: see Aigaion or Briareos, one of the Hecatonchires. One myth[citation needed] that would seem to be invented to justify a connection of Pan with Capricorn says that when Aigipan, that is Pan in his goat-god aspect,[4] was attacked by the monster Typhon, he dove into the Nile; the parts above the water remained a goat, but those under the water transformed into a fish. goat [OE gāt ]. This horned, bearded, clovenhoofed mammal (genus Capra ) appears often in Celtic traditions, usually representing fertility or, later, sexuality and sexual aggression. Ancient deities with goat-horns are found in Gaul and Britain. Gaulish Mercury appears with a goat at the shrine of Glanum in Provence. Cernunnus , the antlered god, is pictured both with goat legs and riding on a goat. A small bronze image of a goat with huge horns was found in south-west Scotland in the 1970s. Many frightening creatures in folklore are wholly or partially goat: the Irish ... some fun Goat Sites http://www.goatweb.com/discover/goats/myths.shtml (general goatlore) http://www.goatweb.com/discover/goats/parts.shtml (goat parts) http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0122e.html (three billy goats gruff) http://www.umzimvubugoats.com/goatmyth.asp (African goat lore) http://www.goatworld.com/ (all that is goat) http://askdrsears.com/html/3/t032400.asp (goat milk info) http://www.adga.org/compare.htm (American goat dairy assoc.) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070730100229.htm (goatmilk study) http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/health.html (health) http://www.utterlydivine.com/Recipes.htm (making soft cheese) http://fiascofarm.com/recipes/index.html (receipes) http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=131 (healthy milk) http://www.saanendoah.com/compare.html (compare: human, cow, goat) http://www.sheepmilk.biz/sheepmilk.html (better compare) http://www.wikihow.com/Milk-a-Goat-by-Hand (how to milk by hand) http://drinc.ucdavis.edu/goatdairy.htm (good goat stuff)