The god Pan

Peter Pan is named after the god Pan in Greek mythology.

Pan was the god of desire, magic, creativity, sexuality, pan-ic and nightmares. He was said to haunt caves, mountains and streams and watch over shepherds. He also seduced young men with his pipes (pan-pipes, that is).

Pan’s father was the god Hermes (Thoth) and his mother was a wood nymph.

The word ‘Pan’ means ‘all’ or ‘everything’. He is also believed to be an aspect of the Green Man.

Pan had horns, hairy lower limbs and the feet of a goat.

The images of the god Pan later became the model for visual image for the Christian concept of the devil.

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