Faunus – Mythopedia Faunus was a rustic Roman god of forests and woodlands, responsible for protecting flocks The half-man, half-goat Faunus was identified with the Greek god Pan from a relatively early period
Satyrs and Silens – Mythopedia and all the Fauns and Sylvan Deities, and all the satyrs, and Olympus, his loved pupil—even then renowned in song, and all the Nymphs, lamented his sad fate; and all the shepherds, roaming on the hills, lamented as they tended fleecy flocks The tears shed by Marsyas’ friends created the River Marsyas, a tributary of the Meander in Phrygia
Liber (Bacchus) – Mythopedia This entourage included frenzied worshippers known as maenads, as well as satyrs and pans—creatures that were half-human and half-animal In Roman literature, Liber was also sometimes associated with the half-human, half-goat fauns Liber’s attributes were occasionally adopted by historical figures who wanted to associate themselves with
Cerberus – Mythopedia Cerberus, the terror-inspiring offspring of the primordial monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was the guard dog of the Greek Underworld In most literary and artistic representations, Cerberus had three heads and a mane of snakes
Metamorphoses: Book 6 (Full Text) - Mythopedia The Fauns, and Silvans, with the Nymphs that rove Among the Satyrs in the shady grove; Olympus, known of old, and ev’ry swain That fed, or flock, or herd upon the plain, Bewail’d the loss; and with their tears that flow’d, A kindly moisture on the earth bestow’d; That soon, conjoyn’d, and in a body rang’d, Sprung from the ground, to