FAUN

faun

(noun) ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat’s tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

faun (plural fauns)

(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

Synonym: satyr

(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

Source: Wiktionary


Faun, n. Etym: [L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See Favor.] (Rom. Myth.)

Definition: A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man. Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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