Fatuus

Japanese: Fatuus
Fatuus

…He was early identified with the Greek faun Pan, and in art is depicted with goat horns and legs, just like Pan. He was originally a forest god, and was sometimes called Fatuus (meaning "speaker"), as a god who conveyed prophecies, because mysterious sounds heard in the forest were thought to be his voice. His temple was located on an island in the Tiber River, and the Faunalia festival was held there on February 13. …

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Japanese:

…早くからギリシアの牧神パンと同一視されたため,美術ではパンと同様,ヤギの角と脚を持つ姿で表現される。彼はもともと森の神で,とくに森の中で聞こえる不思議な音は彼の声と想像されたところから,予言を伝える神としてファトゥウスFatuus(〈語る者〉の意)と呼ばれることもあった。神殿はティベリス川の中州にあり,2月13日にファウナリアFaunalia祭が行われた。…

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