Definitions for: Faun

[n] ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

Webster (1913) Definition: Faun, n. [L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See
Favor.] (Rom. Myth.)
A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the
satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and
half man.

Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan. --Milton.

See Also: Roman deity