FAUNUS/PAN

GOD OF NATURE, THE WILD, SHEPHERDS, FLOCKS, GOATS, OF MOUNTAIN WILDS

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• faun or satyr/ half goat

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SYMBOL PAN FLUTE, GOAT

ABODE: ARCADIA

In Roman religion and myth, Pan's counterpart was Faunus, a nature god who was the father of Bona Dea, sometimes identified as Fauna; he was also closely associated with Sylvanus, due to their similar relationships with woodlands. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pan became a significant figure in the Romantic movement of western Europe and also in the 20th-century Neopagan movement.

The parentage of Pan is unclear; generally he is the son of Hermes, although occasionally in some myths he is the son of Zeus, or Dionysus

his mother is said to be a nymph, sometimes Dryope

Like other nature spirits, Pan appears to be older than the Olympians, if it is true that he gave Artemis her hunting dogs and taught the secret of prophecy to Apollo.

One of the famous myths of Pan involves the origin of his pan flute, fashioned from lengths of hollow reed. Syrinx was a lovely water-nymph of Arcadia, daughter of Landon, the river-god.

The god was angered by Pan and cut his reed pipes. This is why he is sometimes seen without them