Horn is a basic mythological symbol categorized under Other. It depicts a bony fixture on the heads of some animals. Objectively, it is described as follows: A long cylinder-shaped outgrowth of bone found on the heads of some mammals, like cattle, sheep, and goats, and usually in pairs with varying degrees of curvature.
Features of the Horn symbol
Classification
| Other Symbol category |
Derivations of the Horn symbol
 | Two-Horned Cap Variant of Horned Cap |
 | Horned Lion-Eagle Hybrid of Eagle, Horn, Lion, Wings |
 | Horned Cap Hybrid of Cap, Horn |
 | Three-Horned Cap Variant of Horned Cap |
 | Four-Horned Cap Variant of Horned Cap |
Uses of the Horn symbol
Cite this page
MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Horn." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 26 Aug. 2022, omnika.org/stable/1097. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2022, August 26). Horn. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/1097
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Horn." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 26, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/1097.
Bibliography
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
Cirlot Laporta, Juan Eduardo. A Dictionary of Symbols. Second Editions. Translated by Jack Sage. London, England: Routledge, 2001. [E-book edition by Taylor & Francis]
