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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 ...
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.
Lupercalia was a debaucherous festival that celebrated the coming of spring. It included animal sacrifices and drunken revelry to honor Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, and the Roman founders ...
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 .
By the Late Republic era, Bona Dea's May festival and Aventine temple could have fallen into official disuse, or official disrepute. [14] The goddess also had a winter festival, attested on only two occasions (63 and 62 BC). It was held in December, at the home of a current senior annual Roman magistrate cum imperio, whether consul or praetor ...
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 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]