The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
Old Italic god of nature, protector of shepherds and peasants. As Innus (‘he who makes fruitful’) he increases the herds. He was supposed to be the son of → Picus, and grandson of → Satúrnus.
If he was valued as an oracular source, he was rather more feared because of his goblin-like propensities. It was only after his blending in the popular mind with the Greek figure of → Pan, that he was furnished with horns and goat-legs. His temple was situated on the Tiber island. At a very early date Faunus was identified with the wolf-god → Lupercus.
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