   the faun (, , phaunos, ) is a rustic forest god or goddess (genii) of roman mythology often associated with enchanted woods and the greek god pan and his satyrs.canadian oxford dictionary, second ed., oxford university press, 2004, p. 541. ==origins== the faun is a half humanâhalf goat (from the head to the waist being human, but with the addition of goat horns) manifestation of forest and animal spirits that would help or hinder humans at whim. romans believed fauns inspired fear in men traveling in lonely, remote or wild places. they were also capable of guiding humans in need, as in the fable of the satyr and the traveller, in the title of which latin authors substituted the word faunus. fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures: whereas fauns are half-man and half-goat, satyrs originally were depicted as stocky, hairy, ugly dwarfs or woodwoses with the ears and tails of horses or asses. satyrs also were more woman-loving than fauns, and fauns were rather foolish where satyrs had more knowledge. ancient roman mythological belief also included a god named faunus and a goddess named fauna who were goat people. ==fauns in art== file:s03 06 01 020 image 2554.jpg|thumbnail|statue of a faun; vatican, brooklyn museum archives, goodyear archival collection file:triqueti fawn.jpg|thumb|ivory faun by baron triqueti, c. 1860 file:gloeden, wilhelm von (1856-1931) - n. 0425 - da et in arcadia, p. 90.jpg|faun by wilhelm von gloeden the barberini faun (located in the glyptothek in munich, germany) is a hellenistic marble statue from about 200 bce, found in the mausoleum of the emperor hadrian (the castel sant'angelo) and installed at palazzo barberini by cardinal maffeo barberini (later pope urban viii). gian lorenzo bernini restored and refinished the statue. the house of the faun in pompei, dating from the 2nd century bce, was so named because of the dancing faun statue that was the centerpiece of the large garden. the original now resides in the national museum in naples and a copy stands in its place. the french symbolist stÃ©phane mallarmÃ©'s famous
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