Introduction to Ancient Greek Mythology Characters - Pan, the Faun

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"In ancient Greek mythology, the half-human, half-animal Faun is a symbol of creativity, music, poetry, and sex, as well as a sign of panic and nightmares. Pan is also the patron saint of Capricornus.
Pan is a half-human, half-animal god , with a pair of goat horns on his head, and a sheep's tail and two legs of lamb on his lower body. He is the son of Hermes, the angel of God, a god of noise and joy. All wilderness, jungle, forest, and mountains are It is his hometown, he is the god of fauns and the god of mountains and forests. Pan is also an excellent musician. He plays wonderful tunes with the reed flute, which often attracts the fairies in the mountains to listen. Although Pan is an excellent musician, because of his His appearance, every fairy he pursues escapes him, often causing tragedy, and the music played by Pan is far inferior to Apollo's lyre.
Also, some information about the Faun:
"Pan's Labyrinth" (movie)
"Afternoon of the Faun" (music by Debussy, also ballet)
"The Chronicles of Narnia" (movie, including orcs)"

-- from "Baidu Encyclopedia"

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  • El Tarta: I talked. Not much... b-b-but I talked. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Kill me. Kill me now. Please.

    Doctor: It'll take away the pain. It's almost over.