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GOAT GOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goat god mean? 

GOAT GOD (noun)
  The noun GOAT GOD has 1 sense:

1. (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 Faunusplay

  Familiarity information: GOAT GOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOAT GOD (noun)


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Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

goat god; Pan

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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