Faunus
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Roman One of the oldest gods; god
of nature and fertility, protector of farmers and
shepherds. He also had the gift of prophecy. Faunus
probably evolved into a single deity from the original
idea of the fauni, spirits of the countryside. He was
usually depicted as a young man with the horns and
legs of a goat, similar to the Satyr of Greek myth.
His female counterpart was Flora. Faunus was
identified with the Greek god Pan.
In natural history, the word fauna is used to
denote the animals of a region or specific area, as the
word flora denotes vegetation.
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