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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan (/ p æ n /; [2] Ancient Greek: Πάν, romanized: Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. [3] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr.
The spring lies close to the 'way of the sea' mentioned by the Book of Isaiah, [9] along which many armies of Antiquity marched. It was certainly an ancient place of great sanctity, and when Hellenised religious influences began to overlay the region, the cult of its local numen gave place to the worship of the Arcadian goat-footed god Pan, to whom the cave was therefore dedicated. [10]
Hermes, god of gymnasium, public speaking, thievery; Pan, god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs; Themis, a local nymph, lover of Hermes and mother of Evander. Romans called her Carmenta. [7] [8] Arcas, a mythological king of Arcadia, from which the region takes its ...
In classical antiquity the god Pan was often venerated in caves. In the present these caves are often referred to as the Cave of Pan. In Greece: The Cave of Pan on the northern slope of the Acropolis of Athens in Attica. The Cave of Pan at Oinoe near Marathon in Attica. The Corycian Cave on Mount Parnassus in Central Greece.
Pages and categories relating to Pan, the god of the wild in Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. A.
Pan is depicted striding to the right with the "pipes of Pan" in his right hand and a stick for hunting hares on the left. Others believe that this is the Shrine of the Nymphs and the river-god Achelous , with a spring of cold water, a plane tree and a willow, where, as Plato writes, Socrates and Phaedros sat during their philosophical chats.
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The high placed city of the gods, built by Odin, chief god of the Norse pantheon. Biarmaland: A geographical area around the White Sea in the northern part of (European) Russia, referred to in Norse sagas. Fositesland: The kingdom of Forseti, the god of Justice. Gjöll: A river that separates the living from the dead in Norse mythology. Hel (heimr)