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Faunus and Daphnis practising the Pan flute (Roman copy of Greek original). In ancient Roman religion and myth, Faunus [ˈfau̯nʊs] was the rustic god of the forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile, he was called Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god Pan, after which Romans depicted him as a horned god.
13 (Ides): minor festival of Faunus on the Tiber Island 13–22: Parentalia , a commemoration of ancestors and the dead among families 13: Parentatio, with appeasement of the Manes beginning at the 6th hour and ceremonies performed by the chief Vestal ; temples were closed, no fires burned on altars, marriages were forbidden, magistrates took ...
Lupercalia, also known as Lupercal, was a pastoral festival of Ancient Rome observed annually on February 15 to purify the city, promoting health and fertility. [1] Lupercalia was also known as dies Februatus , after the purification instruments called februa , the basis for the month named Februarius .
In Roman religion and myth, Pan was frequently identified with Faunus, a nature god who was the father of Bona Dea, sometimes identified as Fauna; he was also closely associated with Silvanus, due to their similar relationships with woodlands, and Inuus, a vaguely-defined deity also sometimes identified with Faunus.
The Temple of Faunus (Latin: aedes Fauni) was an ancient Roman temple on the southern end of the Tiber Island in Rome, dedicated to Faunus, the god of flocks.It was the only temple with that dedication in Rome itself.
The faun (Latin: Faunus, pronounced [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]; Ancient Greek: φαῦνος, romanized: phaûnos, pronounced [pʰâu̯nos]) is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology. Originally fauns of Roman mythology were ghosts of rustic places, lesser versions of their chief, the god Faunus.
The Lupercal (from Latin lupa "female wolf") was a cave at the southwest foot of the Palatine Hill in Rome, located somewhere between the temple of Magna Mater and the Sant'Anastasia al Palatino. [1]
The Roman god Faunus is a variation of Lupercus, also linked to the festival of Lupercalia. [3] References This ...