Meaning of FAUN
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| | Definition: | | [n] ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr |
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| | See Also: | | Roman deity | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Faun\, n. [L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See
{Favor}.] (Rom. Myth.)
A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the
satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and
half man.
Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | Cailleac, corn spirit, Faunus, fertility god, field spirit, forest god, Pan, panisc, panisca, paniscus, Priapus, satyr, silenus, sylvan deity, the goat god, vegetation spirit, Vidar, Vitharr |
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