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[[File:Goat of Mendes Statue.png| | [[File:Goat of Mendes Statue.png|300px|thumb|Illustration of a carved Templar artifact, described by von Hammer-Purgstallas a "Baphometic idol."]] | ||
While modern scholars believe the Templar origins of Baphomet came from the Old French rendering of "Mahomet," starting in the 1800s, European [[occultist]]s began proposing alternative theories. | While modern scholars believe the Templar origins of Baphomet came from the Old French rendering of "Mahomet," starting in the 1800s, European [[occultist]]s began proposing alternative theories. | ||