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The faun is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology.
A faun, as painted by Hungarian painter Pál Szinyei Merse in 1867
A faun, as painted by Hungarian painter Pál Szinyei Merse in 1867
Nymph and Faun (cast in lead) in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Nymph and Faun (cast in lead) in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Barberini Faun (Glyptothek, Munich) c. 200 BCE
Barberini Faun (Glyptothek, Munich) c. 200 BCE
Statue of a faun; Vatican, Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection
Statue of a faun; Vatican, Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection
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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Faunus was the rustic god of the forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile, he was called Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god Pan, after which Romans depicted him as a horned god.
Statue of Faunus at Schloss Nordkirchen
Statue of Faunus at Schloss Nordkirchen
Faunus and Daphnis practising the Pan flute (Roman copy of Greek original).
Faunus and Daphnis practising the Pan flute (Roman copy of Greek original).
Faunus depicted as King of Latium (Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493)
Faunus depicted as King of Latium (Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493)
Image of Faunus taken at the Fountain of Neptune in Florence, Italy. Sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammanati.
Image of Faunus taken at the Fountain of Neptune in Florence, Italy. Sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammanati.