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

In the first place, where is Mount Faunus?

From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave

Faunus who lov'st, thro' woodland glade, To pursue the Sylvan maid, Pass propitious now, I pray, Where my tender lambkins stray: Let each field and mountain high, Own thy genial presence nigh.

From Heathen Mythology by Various

The nymph was passionately in love with the shepherd Acis, son of Faunus and of the nymph Symœthis, and pursued him incessantly.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

The Romans had an old Italian divinity called Faunus, who, as the god of shepherds, was identified with the Greek Pan, and represented in a similar manner.

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