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Pan
by Ryan Tuccinardi


The Greek god of shepherds and flocks, who was especially popular in Arcadia. He is a son of the god Hermes. He was depicted as a satyr with a reed pipe, a shepherd's crook and a branch of pine or crown of pine needles. He had a wrinkled face with a very prominent chin. On his forehead were two horns and his body was hairy. He was a swift runner and climbed rocks with ease. Pan belonged to the retinue of Dionysus.

Pan was also a god of fertility, unbridled male sexuality and carnal desire. He chased nymphs through the forests and mountains in the shape of a goat. Pan was not very liked by the other Greek gods.

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/pan.html

Satyrs
by Micha F. Lindemans


In Greek mythology the satyrs are deities of the woods and mountains. They are half human and half beast; they usually have a goat's tail, flanks and hooves. While the upper part of the body is that of a human, they also have the horns of a goat. They are the companions of Dionysus, the god of wine, and they spent their time drinking, dancing, and chasing nymphs. The Italian version of the satyr is the faun, while the Slavic version is the Ljeschi.

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/satyrs.html


50 posted on 03/15/2005 11:27:37 AM PST by Thinkin' Gal
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To: Thinkin' Gal

...and then there's Teddy Kennedy!


88 posted on 03/15/2005 1:25:45 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: Thinkin' Gal

The ancient Greeks were really wierd about bestiality -- they seem to have everything -- Europa mated with a bull, while Zeus did it with loads of femmes as different animals.


123 posted on 03/15/2005 11:42:15 PM PST by Cronos (Never forget 9/11)
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