Roman copy of a 2nd century Greek statue by Heliodorus of Rhodes |
Pan
Roman name: Faunus
God of fertility and unbridled sexuality
Pan was depicted as a satyr, with a wrinkled face and prominent chin, horns and a hairy body. He chased nymphs through the forests in the shape of a goat.
He was a shepherd and played a pipe when he rested at noon. He was one of Dionysus’ retinue, and is sometimes confused with Dionysus/ Bacchus.