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Faunus

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Faun

faunus

Vertalings in die woordeboek Deens - Engels

faun

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A mythical creature with the lower body of a goat and the upper body of a man.

voorbeelde

I Rom blev Faunus, en lignende gud, tilbedt af mange.
In Rome many worshiped a similar god named Faunus.

Tilbedelsen af Faunus foregik især ved lupercalia, en tøjlesløs fest der blev afholdt hvert år den 15. februar.
Worship of Faunus was prominent at Lupercalia, an orgiastic festival that was observed each year on February 15.

Faune forbindes også med den græske gud Pan og den romerske Faunus, som er guder for vildnisset, dyreflokke og hyrder.
Also the faun is associated with the Greek god Pan and the Roman Faunus, who is the god of the wild, flocks and shepherds.

Mange har sikkert undret sig over, at denne art i den seneste fortegnelse over danske sommerfugle (Karsholt & Stadel Nielsen, 1998) skiftede navn til Ochlodes faunus (Turati, 1905), et navneskifte, der har givet anledning til en del forvirring.
Universitetsparken 15, 2100 København Ø Summary The Large Skipper had its name changed several times and was in the latest European checklist given the latin name Ochlodes faunus (Turati, 1905) as the rules for naming had to be followed.