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In Roman religion and myth, Pan was frequently identified with Faunus, a nature god who was the father of Bona Dea, sometimes identified as Fauna; he was also closely associated with Silvanus, due to their similar relationships with woodlands, and Inuus, a vaguely-defined deity also sometimes identified with Faunus.
Silenus, a Greek God, merged with Silvanus in Latin Literature. [19] Pan (god of forests, pastures, and shepherds), in Greco-Roman mythology. [19] Aristaeus, a god/patron of shepherds, harvest and other rural arts. The Slavic god Porewit has similarities with Silvanus. [20]
Bacchus – god of wine, nature, pleasure and festivity; equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus; Ceres, goddess of growing plants and motherly relationships; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter; Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness and the moon; equivalent to the Greek goddess Artemis; Faunus, horned god of the forest, plains ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
In Greek mythology, a satyr [a] (Ancient Greek: σάτυρος, romanized: sátyros, pronounced), also known as a silenus [b] or silenos (Ancient Greek: σειληνός, romanized: seilēnós [seːlɛːnós]), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.
The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos
Paris Olympics organizers issued an apology on Sunday after a scene depicting the Greek god Dionysus drew criticism for allegedly mocking Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper,” which ...
Deities in ancient Greece were immortal, anthropomorphic, and powerful. [1] They were conceived of as individual persons, rather than abstract concepts or ideas, [2] and were described as being similar to humans in appearance, though they were considered larger and more beautiful. [3]