[[sheep]] Pastoral deity, protector of herds and roads. || |-|-| PIE | `*Péh₂usōn` (from [[root-protect]], just like [[word-father]]) PII | [`*Puhšan`](pii-shepherd-god.md) Grk. | [Pan](pan.md) (< Pausōn) Lat. | [Faunus](faunus.md) [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_mythology#Guardian_deity) - Grk. `Pā́ōn, Pā́n` - From [pân] n. nom sg. of [pâs] "all, every, each, whole" - Skr. `Pū́ṣán-` - “Vedic god of meeting, marriages, journeys, roads, and the feeding of cattle” - Oettinger [[klein-et2017-20]] ## PIE - Both terms derive from *peh₂- which originally meant "to protect" and later "to shepherd" (*peh₂nts?). It also gave birth to the term *ph₂tḗr (“father” literally "protector"). See [Sky Father](day-sky-father.md) Mithras was considered the Lord of Wide Pastures and a Shepherd