McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Capricorn

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Capricorn


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a sign of the Zodiac, consisting of twenty-eight stars in the form of a goat. Some say Pan assumed this form when terrified at the giant Typhon, and was transferred by Jupiter to the heavens; while others assert that the constellation was the goat. Amalthea, which nourished Jupiter.