faun

faun

a woodland deity
Not to be confused with:fawn – a young deer; to court favor

faun

F0054400 (fôn)n. Roman Mythology Any of numerous rural deities represented as having the body of a man and the horns, ears, tail, and sometimes legs of a goat.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin Faunus, Faunus.]

faun

(fɔːn) n (Classical Myth & Legend) (in Roman legend) a rural deity represented as a man with a goat's ears, horns, tail, and hind legs[C14: back formation from Faunes (plural), from Latin Faunus] ˈfaunˌlike adj

faun

(fɔn)

n. any of a class of ancient Roman deities of the countryside, identified with the satyrs of Greek myth. [1325–75; Middle English (< Old French faune) < Latin faunus; compare Faunus] faun′like`, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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faun - ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyrRoman deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans

Translations

半人半羊的农牧神

faun

(foːn) noun an imaginary creature, half man and half goat. 半人半羊的農牧神 半人半羊的农牧神