Horns of Power: Manifestations of the Horned God: An anthology of essays exploring the Horned Gods of myth and folklore, ancient history through to modern times

by Sorita d'Este

“The Horned God” isn’t necessarily connected to all these aspects of maleness, but horns do give him a strong link to the role of King, and in myth that means Sacrifice. Having a King serve for a time and then ritually killing him is a common idea.