woodland deity
1Faunus — /faw neuhs/, n. an ancient Italian woodland deity, later identified with Pan. * * * Ancient Italian rural deity, the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Pan. The grandson of Saturn, he was depicted as half man, half goat, like a satyr. He was… …
2Shub-Niggurath — Artistic portrayal of Shub Niggurath, along with her Thousand Young . For the French zeuhl band named after it, see Shub Niggurath (band). Shub Niggurath, often associated with the phrase “The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young”, is a… …
3Silvanus — /sil vay neuhs/, n., pl. Silvani / nuy/ for 2. Rom. Religion. 1. the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm. 2. (l.c.) any of a… …
4silenus — noun (plural sileni) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Latin, from Greek silēnos, from Silēnos foster father of Dionysus Date: 1542 a minor woodland deity and companion of Dionysus in Greek mythology with a horse s ears and tail …
5panic — Extreme and unreasoning anxiety and fear, often accompanied by disturbed breathing, increased heart activity, vasomotor changes, sweating, and a feeling of dread. See anxiety. [fr. G. myth. char., Pan] homosexual p. an acute, severe …
6faun — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. woodland deity, satyr, man and goat; see fairy …
7satyr — (n.) woodland deity, companion of Bacchus, late 14c., from L. satyrus, from Gk. satyros, of unknown origin. In pre Roman Greek art, a man like being with the tail and ears of a horse; the modern conception of a being part man, part goat, is from… …
8dead-pan n — A Greek woodland deity is no more, Tom said with a deadpan expression …
9sylvan — (also silvan) adjective chiefly literary consisting of or associated with woods; wooded. ↘pleasantly rural or pastoral. Origin C16 (as noun denoting an inhabitant of the woods): from Fr. sylvain or L. Silvanus woodland deity , from silva a wood …
10satyr — (G My). A woodland deity, a satyr …
