faunus

• Существительное, обозначающее сельское божество из римской мифологии, позже считавшееся аналогом греческого бога Пана.

A noun referring to a rural deity from Roman mythology, later regarded as the counterpart of the Greek god Pan.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Roman rural deityC1formal

   An ancient Roman god of the countryside, forests, and fields, often associated with fertility and prophecy. Later identified with the Greek god Pan.

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   • The ancient Romans would offer sacrifices to Faunus for a good harvest.
   • Faunus was often depicted with the horns and legs of a goat.
   • In later mythology, Faunus was considered the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Pan.

   Synonymspan