Pan

Summary

Pan is a Greek deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 8% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,130 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's image is recorded as Pan goat MAN Napoli Inv27709 n01.jpg^[17].
• Pan is recorded as male^[18].
• Pan's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[19].
• Pan's instance of is recorded as nature deity^[20].
• Pan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8183772^[21].
• Pan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6341151778228718130007^[22].
• Pan's GND ID is recorded as 118789406^[23].
• Pan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015029260^[24].
• Pan's IdRef ID is recorded as 027397459^[25].
• Pan's Commons category is recorded as Pan (mythology)^[26].
• Pan's unmarried partner is recorded as Aega^[27].

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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], a negative emotion^[45]; Panic Movement^[46], an artist collective^[47], in France^[48], founded in 1962^[49]; Vari Cave^[50], a cave^[51], in Greece^[52]; 4450 he^[53], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[54]; and Pan Glacier^[55], a glacier^[56].

Why It Matters

Pan ranks in the top 8% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,130 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

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

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].