Pan (mythology)

For other uses, see Pan (disambiguation).

Pan was the Ancient Greek god of pastures, flocks, the mountain wilds and rustic music. In Rome, he was called Faunus. He had the body of a satyr (legs of a goat and body of a human). He was also known to produce a sound called a "panic" that caused extreme pain to any who heard it, this sound is the origin of the English word panic. He was the lord of the wild and as such, all forest dwelling creatures answer to him, including (but not exclusively) satyrs, nymphs, and forest creatures.

Pan
God of nature, the wild, fertility, shepherds, flocks, of mountain wilds, and is often associated with sexuality
Pan teaching his eromenos, the shepherd Daphnis, to play the pan flute, Roman copy of Greek original c. 100 BCE, found in Pompeii,
Abode	Arcadia
Symbol	Pan flute, goat
Personal information
Consort	Syrinx, Echo, Pitys
Children	Silenos, Iynx, Krotos, Xanthus (out of Twelve)
Parents	many variations including: Hermes and Driope, Aphrodite, or Penelope
Siblings	Satyrs, Laertes, Circe, Maenads
Roman equivalent	Faunus

Pan was commonly believed to be dead, as a passing sailor heard a call as he passed an island proclaiming "Tell them the great lord Pan is dead." The sailor spread the news, leading to the belief that he is dead, however some still believe that he lives on today, slowly dying as the wilds of the world are destroyed.

Other websites

• The story of Pan and Daphnis Archived 2008-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Original resources on Faunus/Phaunos
• Original resources on Pan
• Pan Mythology