Pan (god)
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| '''Pan''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]), is the [[Greek mythology|Greek god]] of [[Pastoral|shepherds and flocks]], of [[mountain]] [[wild]]s, hunting and [[rustic]] music: ''paein'' means to pasture. He has the hindquarters, [[leg]]s, and [[horn]]s of a [[goat]], in the same manner as a [[faun]] or [[satyr]]. | '''Pan''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]), is the [[Greek mythology|Greek god]] of [[Pastoral|shepherds and flocks]], of [[mountain]] [[wild]]s, hunting and [[rustic]] music: ''paein'' means to pasture. He has the hindquarters, [[leg]]s, and [[horn]]s of a [[goat]], in the same manner as a [[faun]] or [[satyr]]. | ||
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| + | '''Pan''' in [[Ancient Greek religion|Greek religion]] and [[Greek mythology|mythology]], is the companion of the [[nymph]]s, god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. His name originates within the Greek language, from the word ''paein'', meaning "to pasture". He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a [[faun]]. With his homeland in rustic [[Arcadia]], he is recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. The ancient Greeks also considered Pan to be the god of theatrical criticism. | ||
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| + | In [[Roman mythology]], Pan's counterpart was [[Faunus]], a nature spirit who was the father of [[Bona Dea]] ([[Fauna (goddess)|Fauna]]). In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pan became a significant figure in [[Romanticism|the Romantic movement]] of western Europe, and also in the 20th century [[Neopaganism|Neopagan movement]]. | ||
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| ===Erotic aspects=== | ===Erotic aspects=== | ||
| Pan is famous for his sexual powers, and is often depicted with an erect [[phallus]]. [[Diogenes of Sinope]], speaking in jest, related a myth of Pan learning [[masturbation]] from his father, [[Hermes]], and teaching the habit to shepherds. | Pan is famous for his sexual powers, and is often depicted with an erect [[phallus]]. [[Diogenes of Sinope]], speaking in jest, related a myth of Pan learning [[masturbation]] from his father, [[Hermes]], and teaching the habit to shepherds. | ||
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Pan (Greek), is the Greek god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music: paein means to pasture. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr.
Overview
Pan in Greek religion and mythology, is the companion of the nymphs, god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. His name originates within the Greek language, from the word paein, meaning "to pasture". He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. The ancient Greeks also considered Pan to be the god of theatrical criticism.
In Roman mythology, Pan's counterpart was Faunus, a nature spirit who was the father of Bona Dea (Fauna). 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.
Erotic aspects
Pan is famous for his sexual powers, and is often depicted with an erect phallus. Diogenes of Sinope, speaking in jest, related a myth of Pan learning masturbation from his father, Hermes, and teaching the habit to shepherds.
He was believed by the Greeks to have plied his charms primarily on maidens and shepherds. Though he failed with Syrinx and Pitys, Pan didn't fail with the Maenads—he had every one of them, in one orgiastic riot or another. To effect this, Pan was sometimes multiplied into a whole tribe of Panes.
Pan's greatest conquest was that of the moon goddess Selene. He accomplished this by wrapping himself in a sheepskin to hide his hairy black goat form, and drew her down from the sky into the forest where he seduced her.
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