Why Is The Devil Also A Goat?

In maybe the most memorable scene in 2015's The Witch, the goat known as Black Phillip speaks to Thomasin, urging her to sign the Devil's book. Up until then, Phillip was nothing more than a goat -- sure, a murderous, sinister goat, but just a goat. But this moment confirms what we've known to be true from the start: The goat is a stand-in for Satan Himself. Of course, Black Phillip is just the most recent iteration of popular culture's longstanding tradition of depicting the Devil as a goat. Th...