Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Bona Dea/ Fauna" | Roman | A goddess of fertility, great prophecy, the dispenser of healing herbs & rather prim & chaste |
Goddess name "Faun" | Roman | Place-spirits (genii) of untamed woodland. Romans connected their fauns with the Greek satyrs, wild and orgiastic drunken followers of Dionysus. However, fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures. Both have horns and both resemble goats below the waist, humans above; but originally satyrs had human feet, fauns goatlike hooves. The Romans also had a god named Faunus and a goddess Fauna, who, like the fauns, were goat-people. Roman |
Goddess name "Fauna" | Etruscan | Goddess of the earth, wildlife, Forests, and fertility. Symbolizes prosperity as well. Etruscan |
Goddess name "Fauna" | Roman | Minor vegetation goddess. Consort of FAUNUS with guardianship of woods and plants.... |