日本語では長母音を省略して英語風に'''パン'''とも表記される。また意訳して'''牧神'''、'''牧羊神'''、'''半獣神'''とも呼ばれる。
パーンはファウヌスやサテュロスと同じように、ヤギの後ろ足、脚、角を持っている。パンの故郷は素朴なアルカディアで、野原、木立、森林の神として認識され、しばしばセックスと結び付けられる。このため、パンは豊穣と春の季節に結び付けられる。パーンはファウヌスやサテュロスと同じように、ヤギの後ろ足、脚、角を持っている。パンの故郷は素朴なアルカディアで、野原、木立、森林の神として認識され、しばしばセックスと結び付けられる。このため、パンは豊穣と春の季節に結び付けられる<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/andr.12599, doi:10.1111/andr.12599, Gods associated with male fertility and virility, 2019, Neto F. T. L., Bach P. V., Lyra R. J. L. |, Borges Junior J. C., MaiaG. T. d. S., Araujo L. C. N., Lima S. V. C., Andrology, volume7, issue3, pages267–272, pmid:30786174, s2cid=:73507440</ref>。
In [[ancient Greek religion]] and [[Greek mythology|mythology]], '''Pan''' ({{IPAc-en|p|æ|n}}; {{lang-grc|[[wikt:Πάν|Πάν]]|Pán}}) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, [[Pastoral#Pastoral music|rustic music]] and [[impromptu]]s, and companion of the [[nymph]]s. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a [[faun]] or [[satyr]]. With his homeland in rustic [[Arcadia (ancient region)|Arcadia]], he is also recognized as the god of fields, groves, wooded glens, and often affiliated with sex; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/andr.12599 | doi=10.1111/andr.12599 | title=Gods associated with male fertility and virility | year=2019 | last1=Neto | first1=F. T. L. | last2=Bach | first2=P. V. | last3=Lyra | first3=R. J. L. | last4=Borges Junior | first4=J. C. | last5=Maia | first5=G. T. d. S. | last6=Araujo | first6=L. C. N. | last7=Lima | first7=S. V. C. | journal=Andrology | volume=7 | issue=3 | pages=267–272 | pmid=30786174 | s2cid=73507440 }}</ref>
In [[Religion in ancient Rome|Roman religion and myth]], Pan's counterpart was [[Faunus]], a nature god who was the father of [[Bona Dea]], sometimes identified as [[Fauna (goddess)|Fauna]]; he was also closely associated with [[Silvanus (mythology)|Sylvanus]], due to their similar relationships with woodlands. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pan became a significant figure in [[Romanticism|the Romantic movement]] of western Europe and also in the 20th-century [[Neopaganism|Neopagan movement]].<ref>''The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft'', Hutton, Ronald, chapter 3</ref>