Faunus

(fô′nəs)

noun

Rom. Myth. a god of nature, the patron of farming and animals: identified with the Greek Pan

Origin: L < ? IE *dhaunos, wolf, strangler < base *dhau-, to strangle > Gr Daunos; infl. by Roman folk-etym. assoc. with L favere, to favor

See Faunus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Roman Mythology

A god of nature and fertility.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

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