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Pan In Greek mythology, the god of woods and fields, shepherds and their flocks. He is depicted with the horns, legs and hoofs of a goat. A forest dweller, he pursued and loved the dryads and led their dances while playing the syrinx, the reed pipes that were his invention.

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