Faunus

[ faw-nuhs ]

/ ˈfɔ nəs /

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noun

an ancient Italian woodland deity, later identified with Pan.

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How to use Faunus in a sentence

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 Augustine
Latinus, the son of Faunus, was alive some years after that city had been taken; when neas was supposed to have arrived in Italy.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
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 Bucke
Two shepherds, avoiding the noontide heat, retire into the cave of Faunus.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon

Faunus' 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

Faunus

/ (ˈfɔːnəs) /

noun

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

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