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why do river gods have horns?
in many depiction greco/roman rivergods have horns. what's the origin of that?
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- AlexandrosLv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
In Greek myth, largely borrowed/copied by the Romans, river-gods are often personified as bulls with horned men's heads, or as bull-horned mermen. It's because of the fertility properties of rivers, so river-gods were also fertility deities, and bulls are an ancient symbol of fertility.
- 9 years ago
They were descendants from the Greek god Pan ( god of nature) , which was a goat. other cultures like Roman as you know hav their own interpretations of Greek gods so that's why the have horns.