In Greek mythology, Daphnis was a legendary Sicilian cowherd who was said to be the inventor of pastoral poetry. According to Diodorus the Sicilian, Daphnis was born in the Heraean Mountains of central Sicily.
Statue of Daphnis, 1st-2nd century CE, Parian marble
Sculpture of Pan teaching Daphnis to play the pan flute; ca. 100 B.C. Found in Pompeii
Daphnis, Roman copy from a group from the 2nd century AD at the Cinquantenaire Museum
Cavaliere Tempesta showing Pan and Daphnis by Pieter Mulier, c. 1668-1676
A pan flute is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length. Multiple varieties of pan flutes have been popular as folk instruments. The pipes are typically made from bamboo, giant cane, or local reeds. Other materials include wood, plastic, metal, and clay.
The siku is an Andean pan flute
This pan flute from the Solomon Islands is made from bamboo bound with reeds and rope
The god Pan playing on his Pan flute. Excerpt from the Flemish magazine Regenboog. Draft for the woodcut Pan of Jozef Cantré. Published in 1918.
Pan and Daphnis – 1st century BC Roman replica of 2nd century BC Greek original
