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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.
In Greek mythology, Silenus (/ s aɪ ˈ l iː n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Σειληνός, romanized: Seilēnós, IPA: [seːlɛːnós]) was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. He is typically older than the satyrs of the Dionysian retinue ( thiasos ), and sometimes considerably older, in which case he may be referred to as a ...
[1] [3] Pan leans on a tree trunk (the statue's marble support) covered with animal's skin, and has left his hunting stick at the foot of the trunk. [1] He has two long and pointed horns, his face is covered with fur and his furry legs end in goat's hooves. His is connected to the marble support via his left leg up to the buttocks. [2]
§ 14.219 Stronger than these then came the nurses of Dionysos, troops of Bassarids well skilled in their art: Aigle and Callichore, Eupetale and Ione, laughing Calyce, Bryusa companion of the Seasons, Seilene and Rhode, Ocynoe and Ereutho, Acrete and Methe, rosy Oinanthe with Harpe and silverfoot Lycaste, Stesichore and Prothoe; last of all ...
Pan appears in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow as advisor to main character Gabriel Belmont. Pan appears as a Greek god in Dungeons & Dragons. Pan is a high-level antagonist in the computer game Freedom Force. He plays a Pan flute that hypnotizes player characters into attacking their allies.
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It was founded in the year 419–18 BCE during the Peloponnesian War, perhaps as a direct result of the plague, [2] by Telemachos Acharneas. [3] His foundation is inscribed in the Telemachos Monument, [ 4 ] a double-sided, marble column which is topped by reliefs depicting the arrival of the god in Athens from Epidaurus and his reception by ...
In Greek vase-paintings or bas-reliefs, lone female figures can be recognized as belonging to the thiasus by their brandishing the thyrsos, the distinctive staff or rod of the devotee. Other regulars of the retinue were various nature spirits, including the sileni (or human dancers costumed as such), phalluses much in evidence, satyrs , and Pan .