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Faunus. Inuus. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan ( / pæn /; [ 2] Ancient Greek: Πάν, romanized : Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. [ 3] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr.
In Greek mythology, a satyr[ a] ( Greek: σάτυρος, translit. sátyros, pronounced [sátyros] ), also known as a silenus[ b] or silenos ( Greek: σειληνός, translit. seilēnós [seːlɛːnós] ), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.
Moe anthropomorphism ( Japanese: 萌え擬人化, Hepburn: moe gijinka) is a form of anthropomorphism in anime, manga, and games where moe qualities are given to non-human beings (such as animals, plants, supernatural entities and fantastical creatures), objects, concepts, or phenomena. [ 2]
A hamantash ( pl.: hamantashen; also spelled hamantasch, hamantaschen; Yiddish: המן־טאַש homentash, pl.: המן־טאַשן homentashn, 'Haman pockets') is an Ashkenazi Jewish triangular filled-pocket pastry associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim. The name refers to Haman, the villain in the Purim story. In Hebrew, hamantashen are ...
Midas. In the Nathaniel Hawthorne version of the Midas myth, Midas' daughter turns to a golden statue when he touches her (illustration by Walter Crane for the 1893 edition) Midas ( / ˈmaɪdəs /; Greek: Μίδας) was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom many myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house.
The opposite version of the three wise monkeys can also be found. In this case, one monkey holds its hands to its eyes to focus vision, the second monkey cups its hands around its ears to improve hearing, and the third monkey holds its hands to its mouth like a bullhorn.
The depth of soil, is the honesty of a mind trained by heavenly discipline. But in thus expounding them we should add, that the same things are not always put in one and the same allegorical signification." [10] Jerome: "And we are excited to the understanding of His words, by the advice which follows, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." [10]
Silenus. God of drunkenness and winemaking. Roman copy of Hellenistic statue of Silenus holding a bunch of grapes and a cup of wine, Vatican Museums (Pius-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses), Rome. Abode. Nysa. Symbol. Wine, grapes, kantharos, thyrsos, wineskin, panther, donkey. Genealogy.