Pan
Overview
Rustic god of shepherds, flocks, wild countryside and music.
Generation
Olympian descendants
Symbols
Panpipes, goats, shepherd's crook
Notes
Parentage varies; Hermes is commonly named as his father.
Parents
Children
No children recorded.
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Pan still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Panic
Today: Sudden overwhelming fear.
Traditionally associated with Pan and the sudden fear caused by his frightening cries and appearances.
Explore Pan in modern language →Pan
Today: A small moon orbiting within Saturn's rings.
The moon is named after Pan, the rustic Greek god associated with shepherds, wilderness and sudden fear.
Explore Pan in astronomy →Related Myths
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The Golden Touch of Midas
God whose music Midas judges superior to Apollo's -
Pan and Syrinx
Rustic god who pursues Syrinx and fashions pipes from the reeds