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A newfound bee with “horns” was named Megachile lucifer, supposedly because the Devil also has horny protrusions.
Why is Satan often portrayed with horns and accompanying hooves? Live Science takes a look at the history of devilish depictions in order to figure this out. After all, it’s about time that science enlivens religion.
There’s a popular theory which states that such images were modeled after the Ancient Greek god Pan, yet Pan was not widely linked with Lucifer until the 19th century. It seems instead possible that “the devil with horns and hooves originated in early Jewish literature,” as implied within “The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch.”
This text was written “between the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 and the third century.” It describes a “satyr-like” demonic race that allegedly “constructed the lowest levels of the Tower of Babel.” Early Christians might have been strongly influenced by this vivid version of what demonic could look like.
Resources
https://www.iheart.com/content/2025-11-11-new-bee-species-named-lucifer-bee-discovered-in-australia/
https://www.livescience.com/why-does-the-devil-have-horns-and-hooves
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