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faunus

/ˈfɔː.nəs/

Traduction: Nom désignant une divinité champêtre de la mythologie romaine, souvent associée ensuite au dieu grec Pan, et par extension un être forestier ou un satyre.

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noun

C1formalcommonart/ˈfɔː.nəs/

indénombrable · nom propre

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

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant une divinité champêtre de la mythologie romaine, souvent associée ensuite au dieu grec Pan, et par extension un être forestier ou un satyre.
  1. Roman rural deity C1 formal

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

    • 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.

    🇫🇷Faune (divinité romaine)

    Synonymes: pan

  • faunuses plural form
  • faunuses' possessive plural form
  • faunus's possessive singular form