
Football mascots as gargoyles ?
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In Cologne the billy-goat is the mascot of the most important football club. But the usage of goats as gargoyles has another background.
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Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 09/30/2011
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Goats have been in all pre-Christian religions one of the most important cult animal. During the Christianization the animals, who played a role as offerings, as well as manifestations of pagan gods, were degraded to demons. Gargoyles in this form should serve the demons defense.
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