Faun

Faun
General Information
Habitats	Forests, Caves
Type	Hybrid

Fauns are nature spirits (genii) of untamed woodlands in Roman mythology. They belong to a god named Faunus and loveto dance and play the flute. They are more jovial and benign.

Characteristics

Appearance

Fauns a goat people, usually male who have the top half of a human but with horns, and the bottom half of a goat with hooves.

Although female fauns are more prevalent in modern depictions, in original mythology the main female faun is a goddess Bona Dea.

Differences between Satyrs and Fauns

Although Romans connected their Fauns to the Greek satyrs, wild and orgiastic drunken followers of Bacchus (Greek Dionysus). However, they were originally quite different creatures, as Satyrs had human feet.

In Popular Culture

Literature

• Mr. Tumnus in the Narnia Chronicles is a faun

Film

• Fauns appear in the Fantasia Disney move

Video games 

• Elora is a Faun found in the earlier Spyro video games

Gallery

Elora the Faun from Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Mr. Tumnus from Narnia

The Fauns in Fantasia

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