FAUN
The faun is a rustic forest god or goddess (genii) of Roman mythology often associated with enchanted woods and the Greek god Pan and his satyrs. The faun is a half human–half goat (from the head to the waist being human, but with the addition of goat horns) manifestation of forest and animal spirits that would help or hinder humans at whim.
Fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures: whereas fauns are half-man and half-goat, satyrs originally were depicted as stocky, hairy, ugly dwarfs or woodwoses with the ears and tails of horses or asses. Satyrs also were more woman-loving than fauns, and fauns were rather foolish where satyrs had more knowledge.
Romans believed fauns inspired fear in men traveling in lonely, remote or wild places. They were also capable of guiding humans in need, as in the fable of The Satyr and the Traveller, in the title of which Latin authors substituted the word Faunus.
Ancient Roman mythological belief also included a god named Faunus and a goddess named Fauna who were goat people
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Faun er en romersk mytologisk skapning ofte assosiert med den greske guden Pan og hans satyrer. Faunen har overkropp som menneske, med det unntak av at den har geitehorn, og underkropp som en geit. Det er en manifestasjon av den usiviliserte skogen og dyreåndene som hjelper eller hindrer menneskene. Romernes mytologi inkluderte samtidig guden Faunus og guddinnen Fauna.
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