Three-Horned Cap is a mythological symbol derived from another symbol: Horned Cap. This variant depicts a hat with three pairs of horns. Objectively, it is described as follows: Cap headgear with three stacked, curved Horns protruding from near the middle of the the sides.
Features of the Three-Horned Cap symbol
Parent symbol
 | Horned Cap Hybrid of Cap, Horn |
Derivations of the Three-Horned Cap symbol
Uses of the Three-Horned Cap symbol
 | BM 124571 (Artifact) Artistic motif |
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Three-Horned Cap." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 06 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/1108. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, June 06). Three-Horned Cap. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/1108
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Three-Horned Cap." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 06, 2020. Accessed March 5, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/1108.
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]
