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Pan<\/strong> is one of the oldest gods in Greek mythology. For the Ancient Greeks, Pan was a theoi nomioi – a rustic god of the countryside, the pastures and wild forests, who lived in the mountains and forests of Arcadia, Greece.<\/p>\n

Like many Greek gods and goddesses, Pan\u2019s origin story is a little convoluted. Depending on the myth, Pan\u2019s dad was either Hermes, Zeus, or Dionysus, and his mom a wood nymph, an unnamed mortal woman, or Penelope (the badass bitch who waited for Odysseus for a really long time).<\/p>\n

Regardless of who Pan\u2019s parents were, the myths are clear on one thing: Pan\u2019s parents were freaked the f*ck out when he was born.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

The short version? Baby Pan was a bit, well, unconventional looking.<\/p>\n

The long version? Pan was born with horns, a beard (and we\u2019re talking a no-shave-November style beard), a pug nose, tail, and goat legs.<\/p>\n

Basically, the kid came out half-goat, half-human. We can\u2019t really blame Mama(s) Pan for freaking out a bit at this.<\/p>\n

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Luckily for Pan, the gods on Mount Olympus were used to seeing and creating weird beings and they loved the little bugger.<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Some say the gods named the strange-looking baby \u201cPan\u201d, which literally means \u201cAll\u201d because they all adored him. <\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Aww!<\/p>\n

Besides his unconventional looks, Pan had a decent number of skills. No matter the myth, he was at least 50% god, after all. Here are some of the features commonly attributed to Pan:<\/p>\n