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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.
The Temple of Faunus (Latin: ... It was dedicated in 194 BC on the Ides of February, anticipating by two days the major Roman festival of Faunus, the Lupercalia.
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 .
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 ...
The woodland god Silvanus over time became identified with Faunus, and the unknown author of the Origo gentis romanae [16] notes that many sources said that Faunus was the same as Silvanus, the god Inuus, and even Pan. [17] Isidore of Seville identifies the Inui, plural, with Pan, incubi, and the Gallic Dusios. [18]
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.
Like other gods of woods and flocks, Silvanus is described as fond of music; the syrinx was sacred to him, [2] and he is mentioned along with the Pans and Nymphs. [3] [14] Later speculators even identified Silvanus with Pan, Faunus, Inuus and Aegipan. [15]
Lupercus or Lubercus or Luberkus was a god in Roman mythology.Lupercus was a protector of the farmers, harvesting and packs of wild animals.Every year on 15 February in honor of him, the Romans held the Lupercalia.