Greek Statue of Pan Playing the Lute

Pan, the half-goat, half-man deity personified the animal-like nature of humanity. This greek statue replica expertly captures the essence of this impish ancient Greek God. As the deity of shepards and livestock, he was depicted with a reed pipe, goat beard, legs and horns with a human torso and face. Pan was a beloved God, though not part of the Olympian pantheon of Greek Gods and Goddesses. Pan has more in similarity with Dionysos as he is often connected with revelry, wine and sex. Homer theorized that he was the son of Hermes by a daughter of Dryops. Pan's mother was frightened of her freakish offspring, so the Greek god Hermes brought him to Olympus.

The Greek Gods and Goddesses found pleasure in the unusual child, especially the god Dionysos who named the child Pan because he of the pleasure he brought to the Gods. Pan in Greek meant "all."