Greek Horns?

[J.J]

According to my Greek friend, horns in Greek mythology symbolises a jealous husband of his cheating wife. This means mentally unbalanced, angry and jealous. Could that have something to do with Alexander? Since he is depicted with horns in some sources.

[ruthaki]

Those are the horns of Ammon. There is absolutely no significence linking them to any 'jealous husband'.

[S]

Greetings Jared,You should also realize that horns have signified many things throughout history, including Greek history. While today "horns" *can* imply a cuckolded husband, they have, in the past, indicated divinty in Assyrian, Babylonian, Hebrew, Egyptian, Celtic, Phoenician and other religious systems. The horn symbolized divinity, sexual vitality and fertility. If I recall correctly, it was when Chritianity overran these various countries that the concept of sexual vitality/fertility was converted to a negative meaning. Horns were considered magic, offering protection; in many belief systems, blowing horns was supposed to drive away evil (such as the Jewish shofar and the New Year: people may not remember why they blow horns in Times Square but that is where the custom originates) and horns were symbolic of great events: Gabriel will blow a horn at the end the world,Heimdall will blow his horn on the Last Trump of Doomsday, etc.. The horned head of the bull, ram, stag and goat all signified sexual energy and vitality- important tot he pagan world and ancient people for many reasons- and all these animals were symbolic of various gods- eventually becomig "devils".The horned head of Ammon was a powerful symbol of a primary god.Regards,
Sikander

[Nicator]

Greetings Sikander,A fascinating viewpoint! I just checked out "Alexander of Macedon" by Harold Lamb (1946), and he has a somewhat fictionalized storyline (as near as I can tell). The young Alexander before bedtime tosses incense onto a fire and quotes some prayer (presumable fictional)..."To the God-Father, to his son born of the horned serpent, may they watch over us and protect us." Is there any known account of this "prayer" by the ancients?Also, does anybody know anything about this book? Good, bad, or otherwise? Nicator