Faunus - Mythology.
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Faunus - Mythology. 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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