Thank you for the clarification.
Also, Zeus isn’t as offensive to our eyes, but he’s no less a false god than Baphomet. The God of the Bible is a jealous God. I don’t think he laughs at the pagan statues decorating our capitol buildings and court houses.
I don't know what to think about this aspect. On the one hand, artists in the past have tried to use from powerful images from history to draw parallels with the heroes they were trying to portray. People who saw the art were not always aware of the background of the pose or whatever. On the other hand, an idol is an idol.
As with so much of the symbology of secret societies and mystery religions, that pose likely had both an esoteric and an exoteric meaning. I’m sure the people who designed and commissioned the statue understood both. And had he still been alive, I’m fairly certain Washington would have understood as well.