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Silvanus

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Sil·va·nus also Syl·va·nus  (sl-vns)
n. Roman Mythology
A god of forests, fields, and herding.
Silvanus, Sylvanus [sɪlˈveɪnəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Roman myth the Roman god of woodlands, fields, and flocks Greek counterpart Pan
[Latin: from silva woodland]
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Noun1.Silvanus - (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocksSilvanus - (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart
Sylvanus
Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans
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In shadier Bower More sacred and sequesterd, though but feignd, PAN or SILVANUS never slept, nor Nymph, Nor FAUNUS haunted.
Paradise Lost by Milton, John View in context
 
 
 
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