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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan (/ p æ n /; [2] Ancient Greek: Πάν, romanized: Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. [3] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr.
7 paź 2023 · In Ancient Greek mythology, Pan is considered to be one of the oldest Greek gods. He is the god of nature, shepherds, flocks, and the wild whose unseen presence aroused panic in those who traversed his realm.
Pan. Part man and part goat, Pan was the god of wild groves, shepherds, and flocks. Born in Arcadia to Hermes and a Dryad, Pan was a precocious child whose goat’s feet and horned head delighted gods, but startled mortals. Nymphs weren’t too happy with his looks either and, as much as Pan loved them, they almost never loved him back.
Pan was the ancient Greek god of shepherds and hunters, and of the meadows and forests of the mountain wilds. His unseen presence aroused panic in those who traversed his realm. Pan idled in the rugged countryside of Arcadia, playing his panpipes and chasing Nymphs.
4 maj 2020 · When the King of Cyzicus killed Cybele’s sacred lions, Pan avenged her by spreading panic through the whole city. Spreading panic among flocks and men was a sport for Pan – just one of the many merriment’s he delighted in.
20 maj 2023 · Pan was a nature deity who seems to have originally been worshipped in Arcadia, a pastoral region of the northern Peloponnese. However, he was soon adopted throughout the Greek and Roman world. Pan was above all a god of goatherds and shepherds, as well as their domestic animals and pastures.
He is known for causing sudden, irrational fear in humans, known as “panic.” Pan had romantic pursuits with many of the nymphs, including Syrinx. She transformed into reeds to escape him, leading to the creation of his flute. In Roman mythology, Pan’s equivalent is Faunus, a nature god similar in attributes.
