Faunus

American  

[faw-nuhs] / ˈfɔ nəs /

noun

1. an ancient Italian woodland deity, later identified with Pan.

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Faunus British  

/ ˈfɔːnəs /

noun

1. an ancient Italian deity of pastures and forests, later identified with the Greek Pan

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Example Sentences

He felt convinced that Aeneas was the son-in-law Faunus had predicted, and he said as much to the envoys.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Bad dreams and evil apparitions were attributed to Faunus, and he was believed to enter houses stealthily at night for this purpose.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.

Hither Numa came to visit the forest-gods Faunus and Picus at their sacred fountain: Lucus Aventino suberat niger ilicis umbra, Quo posses viso dicere, numen inest.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

The country around was governed by a prince named Latinus, the son of Faunus and the nymph Marica.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann

He gave him the latest news of the Curragh, and how Faunus had cut his frog in a training gallop, and that it was totally impossible he could be "placed" for his race.

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. by Lever, Charles James