FAUN, n. In Latin mythology, a kind of rural diety. The godhood of the fauns was pretty nearly a sinecure, their duties consisting mainly in having pointed ears and liaisons with the nymphs. There were lady fauns (faunae) and these fauned on the satyrs.
2008 Update: A creature bearing traits of both man and goat which the Romans were pleased to pretend was a hybrid. Some ancient mythmaker's autobiography.
with a little foresight,creation would have included these as the predominate species..the "perfect" blend of "christianity" and pagan beliefs. in times of old--"explained" those darn "animal" impulses...May Peace and Happiness Fill the Hearts of the Planet.....
ReplyDeleteFaun: Part man, part creature, thoroughly queerical, often lyrical, and substantially Satyrical.
ReplyDeleteMr. Tumnus is our favorite faun.
ReplyDeleteFAUN, n. An ancient Roman who's gotten his goat, deer. And has a lunchtime appointment with a M. Débussy.
ReplyDeleteWomen seem to be attracted to fauns who fawn over them. I don't get it myself. Must be some other goat parts in the mix that I'm not able to see. The ears are a big turn-off.
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Faun, a man without his disguise.
ReplyDeleteSzinyei Merse Pál! The older he got, the better he was.
eolfr - pedophile faun speaks French
I always think of Toot from the cartoon Hercules when I hear the word faun.
ReplyDeleteSigh. Now I have the annoying Newt in my head. "I'm glad (I'm glad) to have (to have) a friend (a friend) like Hercules (like Hercules."
Aurgh. At least Toot just had a flute to play.
Ariel -- the thief! -- stole my comment!
ReplyDeleteMan sans disguise. [wahhh!]
So perhaps we should be looking into a Faun rather than a Prius?
ReplyDeleteMrs. Weirsdo mentioned Mr. Tumnus. I LOVE Mr. Tumnus, and I am not a nymph. I am just a woman who has not fully grown up yet, and I suppose I never will. The Chronicles of Narnia and The Secret Garden are still my favorite books. They have been since the fourth grade.
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Fauns fawn over nymphs, and nymphs fawn over fauns.
A fawning faun rhymes with Jamie Dawn.
Dunno why I am getting visuals of some side-girl of Jim Baker or Ollie North, but that's who keeps popping into my head.
ReplyDeleteOr perhaps Faun is the 2nd twin cousin, thrice removed, of actress Goldie Haun.
I know nothing of fauns, except the book my Hawthorne, though I expect ariel has it correct.
ReplyDeleteDid someone say Debussy? Love that ballet - all weird and side-ways. Those Russians sure had it goin' on.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, it is funny how the creator chose not blend the myths of diverse worshippers.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Al. I'm expecting to hear from a unicorn next.
Weirsdo, if cloven-hooved kings were elected by human bloggers, Mr. Tumnus wins by double digits.
Amoeba, I had the feeling you'd recombine.
TLP, I hear ya.
Ariel, those were three great comments in one. I noticed the faun painting was Hungarian. I had previously noted that pedophiles speak French. Do you have any idea how tough it is to comb thinning hair over horns?
Jenn, I suspected a faun was important in your development, somehow.
Karma, you are growing more mythical all the time.
Quilly, you can share the credit if you implicate OC as a goat. These are Eastern European rules, if I understand them.
G, it's a tough choice between a vehicle that burns less gas and one that produces more.
J.D., I'm a fan of Mr. Tumnus' too. A well-intended catastrophe is a perfect hero.
Fawn Hall, Sauerkraut? Excellent memory.
Cooper, that's a sneaky way to get a confession. Keep trying.
Mutha, I know nothing of ballet but wasn't Debussy French?
Actonbell, he can still win the Democratic nomination, thanks to you Pennsylvanians. Was it a circus or just clowns?
or is the question how the various worshipers(religion)have only selected bits and pieces of a of a universal spirituality , media presentation has a long history...is it not say, a picture ,is worth more then a thousand words.....Peace.....damn missed dinner,hope i am invited for a rain-check---wheres the shoes?
ReplyDeleteDoug, good thing in getting old is that you don't have to hide your horns anymore.
ReplyDeleteAnonymus, if you're looking for the purple stilettos, I am going to give them back. They went so well with my tailcoat.
Yes! Debussy was French -- but the famous ballet to Afternoon of a faun came out of the Ballet Russ (Ruse? can't remember) -- Najinsky and the gang.
ReplyDeleteI'm too sexy for my pipes!
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