Faunus

Roman horned god of the forest, plains and fields
Person roman_deity Q3089703
Faunus
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Faunus

Summary

Faunus is a Roman deity[1]. He draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #31 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • Faunus's father was Picus[3].
  • Faunus's mother was Canens[4].
  • Among Faunus's spouses was Fauna[5].
  • Faunus was married to Dryope[6].
  • Among Faunus's spouses was Vitellia[7].
  • A child of Faunus was Tarquitus[8].
  • Faunus's image is recorded as Makart Faun with pan flute.jpg[9].
  • Faunus's image is recorded as Fauno danzante Nápoles 13.jpg[10].
  • Faunus is recorded as male[11].
  • Faunus's instance of is recorded as Roman deity[12].
  • Faunus's instance of is recorded as nature deity[13].
  • Faunus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74652040[14].
  • Faunus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 314908783[15].
  • Faunus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2517151778258318130000[16].
  • Faunus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1351157583852233970007[17].
  • Faunus's GND ID is recorded as 11892088X[18].
  • Faunus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015026534[19].
  • Faunus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15821561g[20].
  • Faunus's IdRef ID is recorded as 236056034[21].
  • Faunus's Commons category is recorded as Fauns[22].
  • Faunus's said to be the same as is recorded as Pan[23].
  • Faunus's Iconclass notation is recorded as 96A11[24].
  • Faunus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[25].
  • Faunus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Faunus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

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Origins and Family

Faunus's father was Picus[3]. His mother was Canens[4].

Personal Life

Spouses include Fauna[5], a goddess[28]; Dryope[6]; and Vitellia[7]. A child of Faunus was Tarquitus[8].

Why It Matters

Faunus draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #31 of 144).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Who were Faunus's parents?

Faunus's father was Picus[3]. Faunus's mother was Canens[4].

Who was Faunus married to?

Faunus's spouses include Fauna[5], Dryope[6], and Vitellia[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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