Pan

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 or satyr. 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.

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Greek, mythology, mythological creature, pan, god of shepherds, paein, to pasture, Arcadia

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The Editorial Board of the University Society Boys and Girls Bookshelf (New York, NY: The University Society, 1920)

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