Capricorn is represented by a mythical sea-goat because ancient Sumerians loved weird hybrids
Because a regular goat just was not weird enough for ancient mystics. Sumerians associated their winter god Enki with a half-goat, half-fish hybrid, which seamlessly carried over to modern Capricorn. Now you base your entire stoic personality on a mythological farm animal that can supposedly swim.

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