What is Faunus?

: the Roman god of animals.
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What did Faunus do?

Faunus revealed the future in dreams and voices that were communicated to those who came to sleep in his precincts, lying on the fleeces of sacrificed lambs.
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What type of god was Faunus?

Faunus, ancient Italian rural deity whose attributes in Classical Roman times were identified with those of the Greek god Pan. Faunus was originally worshipped throughout the countryside as a bestower of fruitfulness on fields and flocks.
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What are Faunus powers?

Faunus was an oracular deity. He was able to predict the future that was revealed to him in dreams or in supernatural voices coming from sacred groves.
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What is Faunus personality?

When people hear the name Faunus, they perceive you as someone who is full of life, uplifting, inspiring, and even charming. You are the life of the party with your lively, intelligent, and witty personality. Others will find you as strikingly attractive and like being the center of attention.
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Can Faunus and humans mate?

In a Rooster Teeth livestream on August 21st, 2014, it was confirmed that Faunus and Humans can interbreed with one another. On a Facebook Q&A, Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross broke down the breeding genetics of Faunus.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Who killed Pan?

Unlike other deities, who by definition are immortal, Pan was believed to have died. As written up by Greek historian Plutarch, Pan's alleged death occurred in the reign of Roman Emperor Tiberius (A.D. 14-37).
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What is sylvanas the god of?

Silvanus, in Roman religion, the god of the countryside, similar in character to Faunus, the god of animals, with whom he is often identified; he is usually depicted in the guise of a countryman. Initially the spirit of the unreclaimed woodland fringing the settlement, he had some of the menace of the unknown.
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Who is the Hindu god of nature?

In Hinduism, Aranyani is a goddess of the forests and the animals that dwell within them. Aranyani has the distinction of having one of the most descriptive hymns in the Rigveda dedicated to her.
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Is there a god of death?

Thanatos, in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the personification of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx, the goddess of night, and the brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep.
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Is there a tree god?

dryad, also called hamadryad, in Greek mythology, a nymph or nature spirit who lives in trees and takes the form of a beautiful young woman. Dryads were originally the spirits of oak trees (drys: “oak”), but the name was later applied to all tree nymphs.
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Is Saturn a god?

Saturn, Latin Saturnus, in Roman religion, the god of sowing or seed. The Romans equated him with the Greek agricultural deity Cronus.
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Who is the god Sol?

Sol, in Roman religion, name of two distinct sun gods at Rome. The original Sol, or Sol Indiges, had a shrine on the Quirinal, an annual sacrifice on August 9, and another shrine, together with Luna, the moon goddess, in the Circus Maximus.
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Why is Pan half goat?

Pan: The Great God's Modern Return. Pan's name is thought to derive from 'paean', the ancient Greek verb meaning 'to pasture'. His half-man, half-goat form reflected his role in protecting flocks of goats and those who herded them among the wild hills of Arcadia.
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What did Pan look like?

Pan was depicted as a man with the horns, legs and tail of a goat, a thick beard, snub nose and pointed ears. He often appears in scenes of the company of Dionysos. In the classical age the Greeks associated his name with the word pan meaning "all".
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Who is Pan's siblings?

Yes, Pan's siblings were the Satyrs, Laertes, Maenads and Circe. 3- Who was Pan's consort? Pan had several romantic interests, but the most important are Syrinx, Echo and Pitys.
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Who is the god of poop?

Sterculius, the Roman God of Feces.
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Who is the god of stupidity?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name.
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Why did Zeus marry his sister?

Why is Zeus married to his sister? To hide her shame, Hera agreed to marry him. It was a violent marriage at best. Though Zeus had pursued his sister and sought to possess her by marriage, he never gave up his lusty ways.
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Why does Pan look like a goat?

Pan's Appearance

Perhaps because of his association with nature and animals, Pan did not have the appearance of a normal man. The bottom half of his body was like a goat, with the top half of his body being like other men. However, he is often depicted with horns on his head, and his face is usually unattractive.
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What is Pan the god weakness?

His main strengths - he's lusty and an able musician - are pretty much the same as his main weaknesses - he's lusty and he likes loud music.
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What are pans powers?

In addition to being able to run long distances, transform objects, and teleport between Mount Olympus and earth, Pan also had enormous strength. To be one of the lesser-known gods, Pan plays a part in many myths and even has a place in our vocabulary today.
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