Faunus
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Faunus and Daphnis practising the [[Pan flute (Roman copy of Greek original).]] 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.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Roman
- Deity.name
- Faunus
- Deity.deity_of
- God of the forest, plains, and fields
- Deity.member_of
- the Di indigetes
- Deity.image
- Nordkirchen 2010-100307-10841-Burgallee-Faunus.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Statue of Faunus at Schloss Nordkirchen
- Deity.other_names
- Inuus
- Deity.cult_center
- a shrine on the Insula Tiberina
- Deity.consort
- Flora, Marica, Fauna
- Deity.parents
- Picus and Canens
- Deity.offspring
- Latinus
- Deity.gender
- male
- Deity.Greek_equivalent
- Pan
- Deity.festivals
- Faunalia (13 February and 5 December)
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin
- Consorts and family
- Conflation with Greek Pan
- Festivals
- Later worship
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
thumb|200px|Faunus and Daphnis practising the [[Pan flute (Roman copy of Greek original).]] 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.
Faunus was one of the oldest Roman deities, known as the di indigetes. According to the epic poet Virgil, he was a legendary king of the Latins. His shade was consulted as a goddess of prophecy under the name of Fatuus, with oracles in the sacred grove of Tibur, around the well Albunea, and on the Aventine Hill in ancient Rome itself.