Faunus
an ancient Italian woodland deity, later identified with Pan.
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Picus begot Faunus, the second king of Laurentum; and he too is, or was, a god with them.
The City of God, Volume II | Aurelius AugustineLatinus, the son of Faunus, was alive some years after that city had been taken; when neas was supposed to have arrived in Italy.
During the time of Claudius, the very curious temple of Faunus was built upon the Celian mount.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II) | Charles BuckeTwo shepherds, avoiding the noontide heat, retire into the cave of Faunus.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonFaunus' father was Picus; and he boasts himself, Saturn, thy son; thou art the first source of their blood.
The Aeneid of Virgil | Virgil
British Dictionary definitions for Faunus
/ (ˈfɔːnəs) /
an ancient Italian deity of pastures and forests, later identified with the Greek Pan
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