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Faunus
[ faw-nuhs ]
noun
- an ancient Italian woodland deity, later identified with Pan.
Faunus
/ ˈfɔːnəs /
noun
- an ancient Italian deity of pastures and forests, later identified with the Greek Pan
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Picus begot Faunus, the second king of Laurentum; and he too is, or was, a god with them.
From Project Gutenberg
Latinus, the son of Faunus, was alive some years after that city had been taken; when neas was supposed to have arrived in Italy.
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During the time of Claudius, the very curious temple of Faunus was built upon the Celian mount.
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Two shepherds, avoiding the noontide heat, retire into the cave of Faunus.
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Faunus' father was Picus; and he boasts himself, Saturn, thy son; thou art the first source of their blood.
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