Greek mythology
Pan
Goat-legged god of wild places and sudden terror
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Hermes
- Group
- Divine · Olympians
- Appears in
- Midas and the Golden Touch
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Pan is the horned, goat-legged god of shepherds, mountain wilds, and rustic music. He chases the nymph Syrinx until she becomes reeds, from which he fashions his panpipes. His shout in lonely places strikes the sudden, mindless dread that bears his name, panic.
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- Who is Pan?
- Pan is the horned, goat-legged god of shepherds, mountain wilds, and rustic music. He chases the nymph Syrinx until she becomes reeds, from which he fashions his panpipes. His shout in lonely places strikes the sudden, mindless dread that bears his name, panic.
- Which mythology does Pan belong to?
- Pan belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Pan appear in?
- Pan appears in Midas and the Golden Touch, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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