goat god

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   (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus

   SynonymsPan

   BroaderGreek deity

   Greek mythology

Questions about goat god

What does goat god mean?

goat god means "(Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus".

What is another word for goat god?

Close synonyms include Pan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is goat god a common word?

goat god is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.