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The goat is sacred in Greek Mythology, because Cronus (Lord of the Titans, and father of Zeus) ate his children as soon as they were born. Rhea(Cronus' wife and sister) did not like this so she hid Zeus so Cronus couldn't swallow him. Zeus was raised by woodland nymphs and a nymph-goat. When Zeus was older, as thanks, he gave the nymphs the goat's horn and turned it into the cornucopia. He also hung the goat's image in the stars, as Capricorn.

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