Herodotus' Histories

Pan

Family: Greek · Role: god · First appears: Book 2 · §144–149

Life events

  • Pan was born to Penelope and Hermes.(Book 2 · §144–149)
    • With: Penelope Hermes
    • “and that Pan who was born of Penelope, for of her and of Hermes Pan is said by the Hellenes to have been born, came into being later than the wars of Troy, about eight hundred years before my time.”
  • Pan's whereabouts after birth became unknown.(Book 2 · §144–149)
    • “and as to Pan, they cannot say whither he went after he was born.”
  • Pan came into being after the wars of Troy.(Book 2 · §144–149)
    • With: Penelope Hermes
    • “and that Pan who was born of Penelope, for of her and of Hermes Pan is said by the Hellenes to have been born, came into being later than the wars of Troy”
  • The Hellenes said Pan was born of Penelope and Hermes.(Book 2 · §144–149)
    • With: Penelope Hermes
    • “for of her and of Hermes Pan is said by the Hellenes to have been born”

Book 2 · §144–149

  • parent: Penelope (Penelope is Pan's parent.) “and that Pan who was born of Penelope, for of her and of Hermes Pan is said by the Hellenes to have been born, came into being later than the wars of Troy,”
  • parent: Hermes (Hermes is Pan's parent according to the Hellenes.) “and that Pan who was born of Penelope, for of her and of Hermes Pan is said by the Hellenes to have been born, came into being later than the wars of Troy,”

Book 6 · §101–107

  • with Pheidippides (Pan met Pheidippides.) “With this man, as Pheidippides himself said and as he made report to the Athenians, Pan chanced to meet by mount Parthenion, which is above Tegea;”
  • with Pheidippides (Pan encountered Pheidippides and asked him to carry a message.) “And calling aloud the name of Pheidippides, Pan bade him report to the Athenians and ask for what reason they had no care of him”

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