. The arms bear the Latin words SOLVE (dissolve) and COAGULA (congeal).]]Baphomet is a name of unestablished provenance. It first appeared in trial transcripts during the Inquisition of the Knights Templar in the early 1300s. Some modern scholars believe the name to have been an Old French corruption and misspelling of the name Mahomet (Muhammad).Malcolm Barber, p. 321 See Etymology[LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphomet] [1] below, for a list of possible origins. However, in the 19th century the name came into popular English-speaking consciousness with the publication of various pseudo-history works that tried to link the Knights Templar with conspiracy theories elaborating on their suppression. The name Baphomet then became associated with a "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Lévi. History The name Baphomet traces back to the end of the Crusades, when

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