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When christianity came into wide circulation the church declared pretty much any symbol or idea from the old religions to be "demonic".
Many deities from the old Celtic beliefs had antlers or horns, thus horns were added to the christian devil.
As far as I remember the pentagram actually stood for the harmony of elements or something similar. Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Spirit. Not sure though.
And (At least according to Wikipedia) was taken to reflect the 5 wounds of Christ. Apparently it's only as of the 20th century that it's come to mean anything evil.