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Princeton's WordNet
faunnoun
ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
Wiktionary
faunnoun
A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
Etymology: From Faunus.
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Faun
The faun (Latin: faunus, Ancient Greek: φαῦνος, phaunos, pronounced [pʰaunos]) is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology. Originally fauns of Roman mythology were spirits (genii) of rustic places, lesser versions of their chief, the god Faunus. Before their conflation with Greek satyrs, they and Faunus were represented as nude men (e.g. the Barberini Faun). Later fauns became copies of the satyrs of Greek mythology, who themselves were originally shown as part-horse rather than part-goat. By Renaissance times fauns were depicted as bipedal creatures with the horns, legs, and tail of a goat and the head, torso, and arms of a human; they are often depicted with pointed ears. These late-form mythological creatures borrowed their appearance from the satyrs, who in turn borrowed their appearance from the god Pan of the Greek pantheon. They were symbols of peace and fertility, and their Greek chieftain, Silenus, was a minor deity of Greek mythology.
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faun
A faun is a creature from Roman mythology that has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a goat, similar to a satyr from Greek mythology. The term can also refer to a rural deity often associated with forests, fields, and wild nature. Fauns are frequently depicted with pointed ears, horns on the forehead, and a tail.
Webster Dictionary
Faunnoun
a god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man
Etymology: [L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See Favor.]
Wikidata
Faun
The faun is a rustic forest god or goddess of Roman mythology often associated with enchanted woods and the Greek god Pan and his satyrs.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
faun
Anglo-Norman for a flood-gate or water-gate.
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Mythology
Faun
A rural divinity, half man and half goat. They were very similar to the Satyrs. The Fauns attended the god Pan, and the Satyrs attended Bacchus.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of faun in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of faun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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