Pan

Greek god of the mountain wilds, shepherds, flocks, rustic music, fertility, spring, and theatrical criticism, with the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat
Person greek_deity Q132582
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Pan

Summary

Pan is a Greek deity[1]. He ranks in the top 8% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pan's father was Hermes[3].
  • Pan's father was Zeus[4].
  • Pan's mother was Dryope[5].
  • Pan's mother was Callisto[6].
  • Pan's mother was Penelope[7].
  • Pan's mother was Contumelia[8].
  • Pan's mother was Hybris[9].
  • Among Pan's spouses was Aega[10].
  • A child of Pan was Acis[11].
  • A child of Pan was Crenaeus[12].
  • A child of Pan was Crotus[13].
  • A child of Pan was Silenus[14].
  • A child of Pan was Iynx[15].
  • A child of Pan was Iambe[16].
  • Pan is recorded as male[17].
  • Pan's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[18].
  • Pan's instance of is recorded as nature deity[19].
  • Pan's Commons category is recorded as Pan (mythology)[20].
  • Pan's unmarried partner is recorded as Aega[21].
  • Pan's unmarried partner is recorded as Echo[22].
  • Pan's unmarried partner is recorded as Eupheme[23].
  • Pan's unmarried partner is recorded as Ismenis[24].
  • Pan's unmarried partner is recorded as Symaithis[25].
  • Pan's said to be the same as is recorded as Faunus[26].
  • Pan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pan (god)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Hermes[3], an Olympian god[28] and Zeus[4], a thunder deity[29]. Mothers listed include Dryope[5], a mythological Greek character[30]; Callisto[6], a Greek nymph[31]; Penelope[7], a Greek nymph[32]; Contumelia[8]; and Hybris[9], a daemon[33].

Personal Life

Pan was married to Aega[10]. Children include Acis[11], a mythological Greek character[34]; Crenaeus[12], a mythological Greek character[35]; Crotus[13], a Greek deity[36]; Silenus[14], a satyr[37]; Iynx[15], a mythological Greek character[38]; and Iambe[16], a mythological Greek character[39].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pan include pan flute[40], a family of musical instruments[41]; he[42], a moon of Saturn[43]; panic[44]; Panic Movement[45], an artist collective[46], in France[47], founded in 1962[48]; Vari Cave[49], a cave[50], in Greece[51]; 4450 he[52], a potentially hazardous asteroid[53]; and Pan Glacier[54], a glacier[55].

Why It Matters

Pan ranks in the top 8% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Entities named for him include pan flute[40], a family of musical instruments[41]; he[42], a moon of Saturn[43]; panic[44]; Panic Movement[45], an artist collective[46], in France[47], founded in 1962[48]; Vari Cave[49], a cave[50], in Greece[51]; and 4450 he[52], a potentially hazardous asteroid[53].

FAQs

Who were Pan's parents?

Pan's father was Hermes[3]. Pan's mother was Dryope[5].

Who was Pan married to?

Pan's spouses include Aega[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q45206198. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Q45206198. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Q45206198. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Q45206198. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [55] ↑ . 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. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lemac id → LEMAC201225457
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'ar', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4C2F-93E5-A47A-BEF2-0C2A
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  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Pan_34017
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  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4OJQid
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  5. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 4684
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 4684, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286799|Pan (#107286799)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]] #"
  6. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → —
    P14536 → 405259
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  7. 16w ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q140130176]], via https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/entry/293237463 ;"
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