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The Greek God Pan: Nature or Human Nature?

from Myth Matters Podcast Season 1 by Dr. Catherine Svehla

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“Tell me Muse, about the dear son of Hermes, the goat-footed, the two-horned, the lover of the din of revel, who haunts the wooded dells with dancing Nymphs who tread the crests of the steep cliffs, calling upon Pan the pastoral god of the long, wild hair…” Homeric Hymn to Pan

Many, if not all of the old gods, are embedded in what we now call the “natural world” in one way or another, so what makes Pan the Greek god of “nature?”

How has he been treated by Western culture over the centuries, and what does this tell us about Western fears and prejudices?

In this podcast, we look at 4 of his defining characteristics: the significance of his trickster father Hermes, that he’s half man and half billygoat; his reed pipe; and his home in Arcadia—to find answers to these questions.

Image is a heavily cropped version of "Pan and Syrinx" by Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre. Is the fact that it has to be cropped to be posted on FB and elsewhere is one of the messages embodied in Pan?

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from Myth Matters Podcast Season 1, released June 1, 2019

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Dr. Catherine Svehla Fort Collins, Colorado

Storyteller, scholar, artist, & desert activist with a PhD in mythology & depth psychology.

Myths & stories contain the wisdom of the human race. I want to know how we can keep the mystery in life alive? How can myths connect us to a larger sphere of being & meaning?

Many of these tracks are Myth in the Mojave programs that first aired online on Radio Free Joshua Tree.

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