Faunus, Roman god of the forest, plains and fields

Faunus, Roman god of the forest, plains and fields. When he made cattle fertile, he was called Inuus. Equated with the Greek god Pan. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoor's Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as FavissE utriusque antiquitatis tam RomanE quam GrEcE in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716

18th Century Antique Images Deorum Et Heroum Faunus Fertility Gods And Heroes Greek God Greek Myth Henricus Spoor Horns Medallion Men And Women Pieter Bodart Plains Roman God Roman Myth Satyr

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