How do you use Faunus in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Faunus in a sentence
Faunus meaning
Horned god of the forest, plains and fields; Greek counterpart: Pan.
Synonyms of Faunus
Using Faunus
- The main meaning on this page is: Horned god of the forest, plains and fields; Greek counterpart: Pan.
- Useful related words include: roman deity.
- In the example corpus, faunus often appears in combinations such as: faunus and.
Context around Faunus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Faunus
- In this selection, "faunus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feature, chief, latin, lucas, race and revealed stand out and add context to how "faunus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also feature faunus a new and depictions of faunus also began. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "faunus" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with faunus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The gallery will also feature 'Faunus,' a new artwork by Nicole Bishop. (12 words)
Both are members of the Faunus race and both have been affiliated with the White Fang movement. (17 words)
Greek-speaking Romans often used the Greek term saturos when referring to the Latin faunus, and eventually syncretized the two. (20 words)
Varro, De lingua latina vii. 36. Faunus revealed the future in dreams and voices that were communicated to those who came to sleep in his precincts, lying on the fleeces of sacrificed lambs. (33 words)
Ain’t Normal, which was founded by Faunus Lucas, has operated for the past two years as a specialty coffee catering business that also sells coffee making equipment. (28 words)
As Pan was accompanied by the Paniskoi, or little Pans, so the existence of many Fauni was assumed besides the chief Faunus. (22 words)
Example sentences (8)
The gallery will also feature 'Faunus,' a new artwork by Nicole Bishop.
Ain’t Normal, which was founded by Faunus Lucas, has operated for the past two years as a specialty coffee catering business that also sells coffee making equipment.
Both are members of the Faunus race and both have been affiliated with the White Fang movement.
As Pan was accompanied by the Paniskoi, or little Pans, so the existence of many Fauni was assumed besides the chief Faunus.
Greek-speaking Romans often used the Greek term saturos when referring to the Latin faunus, and eventually syncretized the two.
Pan had always been depicted with horns and as such many depictions of Faunus also began to display this trait.
They had been engraved with the name "Faunus", and each also had a different epithet after the god's name.
Varro, De lingua latina vii. 36. Faunus revealed the future in dreams and voices that were communicated to those who came to sleep in his precincts, lying on the fleeces of sacrificed lambs.
Common combinations with faunus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: