English

Proper noun

Faunus

1. (Roman mythology) horned god of the forest, plains and fields; Greek counterpart: Pan

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From faveō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfau̯.nʊs]

Noun

Faunus m ‎(genitive Faunī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) Faun, a mythic son of Pīcus, grandson of Saturnus, and father of Latīnus, king of Latium. He instituted tillage and grazing, and after death was the protecting deity of agriculture and of shepherds, and also a giver of oracles. After the introduction of the worship of Pan into Italy, he was identified with him, and accordingly represented with horns and goats' feet. On account of the assimilation of Faunus to Pan, the appellation Fauni was also used for Panes (silvan deities).

Declension

Second declension.

Derived terms

• Faunālia
• Faunius

Descendants

• English: Faun
• Portuguese: Fauno

References

• Faunus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Faunus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Faunus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

English

Noun

faunus ‎(plural fauni)

1. Dated form of faun.