A-Z: General definitions
- Paean
- Paeon
- Pagan
- Pagan gods
- Paganism
- Palatine Hill
- Palestine
- Palimpsest
- Palindrome
- Pall
- Palliate
- Palm Sunday
- Palmer
- Pamphlet
- Pan
- Pandemonium
- Pander
- Pandora
- Panentheism
- Panentheistic
- Pantalone
- Pantheist
- Pantheon
- Pantomime
- Papacy
- Papal
- Papal bull
- Paphos
- Parable
- Parade
- Paradise
- Paradise Lost
- Paradox
- Parallelism
- Paraphrase
- Pararhyme
- Pard
- Pardon
- Pardoner
- Parenthesis
- Paris
- Parish
- Parish Church
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- Parishes
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A-Z: General definitions: Pan
Definition
A pastoral god, Hermes' son, who was partly man and partly goat. He had many lovers and lived in the wild countryside. He invented the syrinx ' panpipes. In classical mythology, Pan is the god of Nature.
Translation
Greek: everythingRelated Topics
Syrinx; Hermes
The son of Zeus and Maia. (Roman name, Mercury.)
Syrinx was a nymph in Arcadia.
The substantial collection of myths from the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
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