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Pan Fountain

Pan is the Greek god who watches over
shepherds and their flocks. He has the
hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat,
in the same manner as a satyr. His
parentage is unclear; in some legends
he is the son of Zeus and in some he is
the son of Hermes. His mother is said to
be a nymph. His nature and name is
alluring. Probably the beginning of the
linguistic misunderstanding is the
Homeric hymn to Pan, which describes
him as delighting all the gods, and thus
getting his name. The Roman
counterpart to Pan is Faunus, (see
below), another version of his name,
which is at least Indo-European. But
accounts of Pan's genealogy are so
varied that it must lie buried deep in
mythic time. Like other nature spirits,
Pan appears to be older than the
Olympians. This fountain bears the
head of Pan as the god appears often in
ancient art.

Item No. 051

Weight 62 Lb.

Dimensions W: 32.5" H: 40" D: 5"

DISCONTINUED

List of Pan items at Ancient Sculpture Gallery:

Pan and Maenad large plaque (item 0 28) $4,499.00
Pan Fountain (item 0 51) DISCONTINUED
Pan Bracket (item 0 81) $55.00
Pan (bearded) Bracket (item 0 82) $55.00

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