he-goat

Bearded herd patriarch

A he-goat is a male goat—a billy goat.

The term is somewhat old-fashioned, appearing in biblical translations and older literature: The he-goat came from the west.

In contemporary usage, billy goat or simply male goat is more common.

animal

buck

Male deer or dollar

ungulate · hoofed · horned · bearded · bleat · graze · ruminate · cud · herd · flock

mythology

Pan

Horned god of wilds

  • satyrGoat-legged forest deity
  • faunGoat-legged nature spirit
  • DionysusGreek deity of wine

Baphomet · Capricorn · sacrifice · altar · scapegoat · ritual · paganism · fertility · totem · omen

symbolism

virility

Masculine strength and potency

masculinity · lechery · lasciviousness · devil · Satan · wickedness · sin · carnal · primal · untamed

temperament

stubborn

Refusing to change course

cantankerous · ornery · butting · ramming · charging · territorial · aggressive · dominant · rutting · musk

rural

pasture

Grazing ground for livestock

shepherd · farmstead · homestead · ranch · meadow · paddock · pen · enclosure · husbandry · fodder

Opposites
sex/gender of goat

he-goatshe-goat

Adult female goat

nanny goat · nanny · doe

maturity/age of male goat

he-goatkid

Child or young goat

buckling · young buck

Family

he, goat, goats, goatish, goatherd, goatskin, goatee

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