Metaphysical Properties

In Greek mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds, and nature. He is also associated with fertility, music, and sexuality. 

Attributes: 

• Has the legs, horns, and hindquarters of a goat

• Is often depicted playing a pan-pipe

• Is associated with the season of spring

Known for: 

• Inventing the panpipes, also known as the syrinx

• Being the patron of shepherds

• Being the companion of nymphs

• Being associated with fertility

• Being associated with sexuality

Personality: 

• Can be lusty and cruel

• Can be gentle and kind

• Can incite panic, a mindless fear or rage

• Can be mischievous

Mythology:

• Fell in love with the nymph Syrinx, who fled from him and was turned into reeds by Zeus 

• Was angered by the nymph Echo and sent his followers to tear her apart 

• Was said to have talked Psyche out of committing suicide 

Other names: 

• In Rome, he was called Faunus

• His name is a Doric contraction of paon which means "pasturer"