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Faun

Faun Meaning & Definition
Faun Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Faun?

[n] ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

Synonyms | Synonyms for Faun:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Faun: Cailleac | corn spirit | Faunus | fertility god | field spirit | forest god | Pan | panisc | panisca | paniscus | Priapus | satyr | silenus | sylvan deity | the goat god | vegetation spirit | Vidar | Vitharr

See Also | Roman deity

Faun In Webster's Dictionary

\Faun\, n. [L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See {Favor}.] (Rom. Myth.) 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.

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