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==Film==
==Film==
*''[[Playful Pan]]'', Silly Symponies cartoon from 1930
*''[[Playful Pan]]'', Silly Symphonies cartoon from 1930
*''[[Picnic on the Grass]]'' (1959) by [[Jean Renoir]] evokes Pan with a flute-playing goatherd.
*''[[Picnic on the Grass]]'' (1959) by [[Jean Renoir]] evokes Pan with a flute-playing goatherd.
*In ''[[7 Faces of Dr. Lao]]'' (1964), Pan appears as one of the attractions in the circus. He seduces Angela Benedict, the librarian, with his enticing music and even takes the form of the man she secretly admires, Ed Cunningham, the newspaper editor. Pan is one of the seven characters in the film played by [[Tony Randall]].
*In ''[[7 Faces of Dr. Lao]]'' (1964), Pan appears as one of the attractions in the circus. He seduces Angela Benedict, the librarian, with his enticing music and even takes the form of the man she secretly admires, Ed Cunningham, the newspaper editor. Pan is one of the seven characters in the film played by [[Tony Randall]].
*[[Don't Look Now]] (1973) — By [[Nicolas Roeg]], a psychological horror film where the protagonist encounters a figure resembling Pan during a visit to Venice, exploring themes of grief and the supernatural.
*''[[Legend (1985 film)|Legend]]'' (1985) by [[Ridley Scott]] has [[Tim Curry]] playing Pan, as the character Darkness, after Scott saw him perform in [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]].
*[[The Wicker Man]] (1973) by [[Robin Hardy (film director)|Robin Hardy]], a British horror film that includes pagan themes and references to Pan, particularly in its portrayal of rituals and beliefs.
*[[The Dark Crystal]] (1982) — By [[Jim Henson]] and [[Frank Oz]], this fantasy film involves creatures and mythological elements that resonate with themes found in ancient mythology, including the spirit of Pan.
*[[The Company of Wolves]] (1984) Directed by [[Neil Jordan]], this film is based on [[The Bloody Chamber|Angela Carter's story collection]]. It includes a fantasy sequence involving Pan and explores themes of transformation and the supernatural.
*[[Legend (1985 film)|Legend]] (1985) Directed by [[Ridley Scott]], this fantasy film features Tim Curry as Darkness, a character with mythological and demonic traits reminiscent of Pan.
*[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]] (1989) — In Disney's animated adaptation, there are characters and scenes that evoke the spirit of Pan and other mythological beings.
*[[Hook (film)|Hook]] (1991) Directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], this film stars Robin Williams as an adult Peter Pan who returns to Neverland and encounters the character of Tinker Bell, among others.
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 film)|Midsummer Night's Dream]] (1999) — By [[Michael Hoffman (director)|Michael Hoffman]], this adaptation of [[A Midsummer Night's Dream|Shakespeare's play]] features references to mythical creatures and spirits, including Pan-like characters.
*[[Sir Thaddeus (1999 film)|Sir Thaddeus]] (1999) Directed by [[Andrzej Wajda]], this Polish film adaptation of [[Pan Tadeusz|Adam Mickiewicz's epic poem]] includes references to Pan in the context of Polish folklore and national identity.
*[[The Bacchae (film)|The Bacchae]] (2002) — A film adaptation of [[The Bacchae|Euripides' play]], which includes references to Pan among other Greek deities and mythological themes.
*[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]] (2005) Although not directly named Pan, the character [[Mr. Tumnus]], a faun, bears resemblance to Pan in mythology.
*''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]'' (2006) by [[Guillermo del Toro]] (Spanish title: ''El Laberinto del Fauno'') features a faun that is not Pan, but the design was based on Pan
*''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]'' (2006) by [[Guillermo del Toro]] (Spanish title: ''El Laberinto del Fauno'') features a faun that is not Pan, but the design was based on Pan
*''[[His Majesty Minor]]'' (2007) by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]] is a French film featuring Pan as a main character
*''[[His Majesty Minor]]'' (2007) by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]] is a French film featuring Pan as a main character.
*[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]] (2010) — By [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]], while primarily based on Greek mythology, this film adaptation of [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Rick Riordan's novel]] briefly references Pan and his disappearance.
*[[The Cabin in the Woods]] (2011) by [[Drew Goddard]], In this horror-comedy, there are references to various mythological creatures, including Pan, as part of the film's broader mythological framework.
*[[The Witch (2015 film)|The Witch]] (2015) — By [[Robert Eggers]], set in the 1630s New England, this horror film explores themes of witchcraft and folklore that resonate with ancient mythological spirits like Pan.
*[[Pan (2015 film)|Pan]] (2015) A live-action adaptation of [[J. M. Barrie|J.M. Barrie]] Peter Pan story, directed by [[Joe Wright]] though not specifically about Pan himself, it includes elements of Neverland and Peter Pan's mythology.
*[[The Shape of Water]] (2017) — Directed by [[Guillermo del Toro]], this film has subtle nods to Pan through its fantastical creature and themes of nature and magic.


==Literature==
==Literature==
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*"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" (1908) in ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' by [[Kenneth Grahame]]<ref name="rh" /><ref name="mtrp" />
*"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" (1908) in ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' by [[Kenneth Grahame]]<ref name="rh" /><ref name="mtrp" />
*''Pan-Worship and Other Poems'' (1908) by [[Eleanor Farjeon]]<ref name="rh" />
*''Pan-Worship and Other Poems'' (1908) by [[Eleanor Farjeon]]<ref name="rh" />
*''The Devil and the Crusader'' (1909), horror novel by [[Alice & Claude Askew]]<ref name="stableford" />
*''The Devil and the Crusader'' (1909), horror novel by [[Alice and Claude Askew]]<ref name="stableford" />
*''The Triumph of Pan'' (1910) by [[Victor Benjamin Neuburg|Victor Neuberg]]<ref name="rh" />
*''The Triumph of Pan'' (1910) by [[Victor Benjamin Neuburg|Victor Neuberg]]<ref name="rh" />
*"The Music on the Hill" (1911) by Hector Hugh Munro aka [[Saki]] <ref name="wh" />
*"The Music on the Hill" (1911) by Hector Hugh Munro aka [[Saki]] <ref name="wh" />
*"The Story of a Panic" (1911) by [[E. M. Forster]] <ref name="mtrp" />
*"The Story of a Panic" (1911) by [[E. M. Forster]] <ref name="mtrp" />
*"The Touch of Pan" (1917) by [[Algernon Blackwood]]<ref name="wh" />
*"The Touch of Pan" (1917) by [[Algernon Blackwood]]<ref name="wh" />
*''Pan and the Twins'' (1922) by [[Eden Philpotts]]<ref name="rh" />
*''Pan and the Twins'' (1922) by [[Eden Phillpotts]]<ref name="rh" />
*''The Oldest God'' (1926) satirical novel by [[Stephen McKenna (novelist)|Stephen McKenna]]<ref name="stableford" />
*''The Oldest God'' (1926) satirical novel by [[Stephen McKenna (novelist)|Stephen McKenna]]<ref name="stableford" />
*"How Pan Came to Little Ingleton" (1926) by [[Margery Lawrence]]<ref>[[Neil Barron]], ''Fantasy and Horror : a critical and historical guide to literature, illustration, film, TV, radio, and the Internet''. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0810835967}} (p. 125)</ref>
*"How Pan Came to Little Ingleton" (1926) by [[Margery Lawrence]]<ref>[[Neil Barron]], ''Fantasy and Horror : a critical and historical guide to literature, illustration, film, TV, radio, and the Internet''. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0810835967}} (p. 125)</ref>
*''The Blessing of Pan'' (1927), a fantasy novel by [[Lord Dunsany]]<ref name="stableford" />
*''The Blessing of Pan'' (1927), a fantasy novel by [[Lord Dunsany]]<ref name="stableford" />
*''[[The Crock of Gold (novel)|The Crock of Gold]]'' (1928) by [[James Stephens (author)|James Stephens]]<ref name="rh" />
*''[[The Crock of Gold (novel)|The Crock of Gold]]'' (1928) by [[James Stephens (author)|James Stephens]]<ref name="rh" />
*The [[Pan trilogy]] by [[Jean Giono]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Whited |first=Tamara L. |year=1998 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gw9qkwbIKCkC&pg=PA200 |chapter=The Mountain in Twentieth-Century French Literature |editor-last=Murphy |editor-first=Patrick D. |title=Literature of Nature: An International Sourcebook |location=Chicago |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers |pp=200–201 |isbn=1-57958-010-6 }}</ref>
*The [[Pan trilogy]] by [[Jean Giono]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Whited |first=Tamara L. |year=1998 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gw9qkwbIKCkC&pg=PA200 |chapter=The Mountain in Twentieth-Century French Literature |editor-last=Murphy |editor-first=Patrick D. |title=Literature of Nature: An International Sourcebook |location=Chicago |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers |pages=200–201 |isbn=1-57958-010-6 }}</ref>
**''[[Colline]]'' (1929)
**''[[Colline]]'' (1929)
**''[[Lovers Are Never Losers]]'' (1929)
**''[[Lovers Are Never Losers]]'' (1929)
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*"The People of Pan" (1929) by [[Henry S. Whitehead]] <ref>Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, "Whitehead, Henry S(t. Clair)", in [[David Pringle]], ed., ''St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers''. London: St. James Press, 1998. (pp. 639-640) {{ISBN|1558622063}}</ref>
*"The People of Pan" (1929) by [[Henry S. Whitehead]] <ref>Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, "Whitehead, Henry S(t. Clair)", in [[David Pringle]], ed., ''St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers''. London: St. James Press, 1998. (pp. 639-640) {{ISBN|1558622063}}</ref>
*''The Goat-Foot God'' (1936) by [[Dion Fortune]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Richardson, Alan |title=The Magical Life of Dion Fortune|publisher= Aquarian Press|date= 1987|isbn=085030461X|page= 204}}</ref>
*''The Goat-Foot God'' (1936) by [[Dion Fortune]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Richardson, Alan |title=The Magical Life of Dion Fortune|publisher= Aquarian Press|date= 1987|isbn=085030461X|page= 204}}</ref>
*''[[The Hound of Death#The Call of Wings|The Call of Wings]]'' by [[Agatha Christie]]
*"[[The Hound of Death#The Call of Wings|The Call of Wings]]" by [[Agatha Christie]]
*In the short story "[[The Magic Barrel]]" by [[Bernard Malamud]], main character Pinye Salzman is compared to Pan
*In the short story "[[The Magic Barrel]]" by [[Bernard Malamud]], main character Pinye Salzman is compared to Pan
*"A Musical Instrument" and "The Dead Pan", poems by [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]]
*"A Musical Instrument" and "The Dead Pan", poems by [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]]
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*"News For The Delphic Oracle", a poem by [[William Butler Yeats]], published in the collection ''Last Poems'' (1939)
*"News For The Delphic Oracle", a poem by [[William Butler Yeats]], published in the collection ''Last Poems'' (1939)
*"Pan With Us" is a poem by [[Robert Frost]], published as Poem 26 from ''[[A Boy's Will]]''.
*"Pan With Us" is a poem by [[Robert Frost]], published as Poem 26 from ''[[A Boy's Will]]''.
*Pan appears in ''[[Greenmantle]]'' (1988) by [[Charles de Lint]]
*Pan appears in ''Greenmantle'' (1988) by [[Charles de Lint]]
*Pan appears in ''Cloven Hooves'' (1991) by Megan Lindholm
*Pan appears in ''Cloven Hooves'' (1991) by Megan Lindholm aka [[Robin Hobb]]
*[[George Pérez]]'s first [[Wonder Woman]] story shows a duplicitous Pan tricking [[Princess Diana]]
*[[George Pérez]]'s first [[Wonder Woman]] story shows a duplicitous Pan tricking [[Princess Diana]]
*In "in Just=", [[E.E. Cummings]]' poem, Pan is described, metaphorically, as "the/ goat-footed/ baloonMan" <ref>[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/images/modeng/public/Cum2Dia/CumDi580.jpg "in Just-"]</ref>
*In "in Just=", [[E. E. Cummings]]' poem, Pan is described, metaphorically, as "the/ goat-footed/ baloonMan" <ref>[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/images/modeng/public/Cum2Dia/CumDi580.jpg "in Just-"]</ref>
*In ''[[Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up]]'' by [[J.M. Barrie]] and related works, the titular character [[Peter Pan]] is based on Pan.<ref name="Green1954">{{cite book |first=Roger Lancelyn |last=Green |title=Fifty Years of Peter Pan |publisher=Peter Davies Publishing |year=1954}}</ref>{{rp|Chapter 5}}
*In ''[[Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up]]'' by [[J. M. Barrie]] and related works, the titular character [[Peter Pan]] is based on Pan.<ref name="Green1954">{{cite book |first=Roger Lancelyn |last=Green |title=Fifty Years of Peter Pan |publisher=Peter Davies Publishing |year=1954}}</ref>{{rp|Chapter 5}}
*"[[The Lawnmower Man]]" (May 1975) by [[Stephen King]]
*"[[The Lawnmower Man]]" (May 1975) by [[Stephen King]]
*''The Great God Pan'' (2003) by [[Donna Jo Napoli]], Pan is involved in the [[Trojan War]]<ref name="stableford" />
*''The Great God Pan'' (2003) by [[Donna Jo Napoli]], Pan is involved in the [[Trojan War]]<ref name="stableford" />
*In the 2005-2009 book series ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]'' by [[Rick Riordan]], Pan is a character sought out by all the satyrs for their quests. One of the main characters, Grover Underwood, was a satyr who searched for Pan until he found him dying in the [[Labyrinth]] of [[King Minos]].
*In the 2005–2009 book series ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]'' by [[Rick Riordan]], Pan is a character sought out by all the satyrs for their quests. One of the main characters, Grover Underwood, was a satyr who searched for Pan until he found him dying in the [[Labyrinth]] of King [[Minos]].
*In [[Rob Thurman]]'s (2006) ''[[Cal Leandros series]]'', Robin Goodfellow is introduced in the first book and becomes a close friend to the Leandros brothers. He is a trickster, used car salesmen and one of the last known [[Puck (mythology)|Puck]]'s in existence. He has also been known throughout history as [[Pan (god)|Pan]].
*In [[Rob Thurman]]'s (2006) ''[[Cal Leandros series]]'', Robin Goodfellow is introduced in the first book and becomes a close friend to the Leandros brothers. He is a trickster, used car salesmen and one of the last known [[Puck (mythology)|Puck]]'s in existence. He has also been known throughout history as [[Pan (god)|Pan]].


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*"Great God Pan" is a track by [[SD Laika]] from his debut album ''That's Harakiri''.
*"Great God Pan" is a track by [[SD Laika]] from his debut album ''That's Harakiri''.
*In the original programme for [[Gustav Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)|Third Symphony]], the first movement is subtitled "Pan Awakes, Summer Marches In".
*In the original programme for [[Gustav Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)|Third Symphony]], the first movement is subtitled "Pan Awakes, Summer Marches In".
*"La Flute de Pan" (Pan et les Bergers, Pan et l'oiseaux, Pan et les Nymphes) were composed by [[Jules Mouquet]]
*"La Flute de Pan" (Pan et les Bergers, Pan et l'oiseaux, Pan et les Nymphes) were composed by [[Jules Mouquet]].
*[[Carl Nielsen]] composed "Pan and Syrinx".
*[[Carl Nielsen]] composed "Pan and Syrinx".
*[[Justinus Primitive]] produced the Pan-inspired album ''Praise Pan, Great God Pan'', and the songs "On Becoming Water", "Praise Pan, Great God Pan", and "Transformation Mantra"
*[[Justinus Primitive]] produced the Pan-inspired album ''Praise Pan, Great God Pan'', and the songs "On Becoming Water", "Praise Pan, Great God Pan", and "Transformation Mantra".
*In "Joueur de flute" by [[Albert Roussel]], one of the four movements is named after Pan
*In "Joueur de flute" by [[Albert Roussel]], one of the four movements is named after Pan.
*"Dryades et Pan" is the last of three ''Myths'' for violin and piano, Op. 30, by [[Karol Szymanowski]].
*"Dryades et Pan" is the last of three ''Myths'' for violin and piano, Op. 30, by [[Karol Szymanowski]].
* ''[[We Are All Pan's People]]'' is an album by [[The Focus Group]].
* ''We Are All Pan's People'' is an album by [[The Focus Group]].
*"Pan" is a song by [[The Veils]]
*"Pan" is a song by [[The Veils]].
*"The Pan Within" and "The Return of Pan" are two songs by [[The Waterboys]].
*"The Pan Within" and "The Return of Pan" are two songs by [[The Waterboys]].
* Pan is referenced in [[Stevie Wonder]]'s song "[[Flower Power]]", from his album ''[[The Secret Life of Plants]]''.
* Pan is referenced in [[Stevie Wonder]]'s song "[[Flower Power]]", from his album ''[[Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"|The Secret Life of Plants]]''.
*Pan's People, a British dance troupe from Top of the Pops, was named after Pan
*Pan's People, a British dance troupe from Top of the Pops, was named after Pan.
*The title of the 1967 [[Pink Floyd]] album ''[[The Piper at the Gates of Dawn]]'' is a reference to a chapter in the 1908 book ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' which features Pan
*The title of the 1967 [[Pink Floyd]] album ''[[The Piper at the Gates of Dawn]]'' is a reference to a chapter in the 1908 book ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' which features Pan.
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*The Waterboys have a song "The Return of Pan"on their 1993 album Dream Harder.
*"The Great Pan is Dead" is a song by the artist [[Cold Cave]], appearing on the album [[Cherish the Light Years]].


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The Waterboys have a song "The Return of Pan"on their 1993 album Dream Harder.
==Plays==
==Plays==
* ''[[Pan's Anniversary]]'', a [[masque]] by [[Ben Jonson]], originally performed in 1620 or 1621.
* ''[[Pan's Anniversary]]'', a [[masque]] by [[Ben Jonson]], originally performed in 1620 or 1621.
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{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Greco-Roman mythology in popular culture]]
[[Category:Classical mythology in popular culture]]
[[Category:Pan (god)]]
[[Category:Pan (god)]]
[[Category:Fauns in popular culture]]
[[Category:Fauns in popular culture]]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Stableford, Brian (2005). The A to Z of Fantasy Literature. Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. pp. 311–312. ISBN 0-8108-6829-6.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Hutton, Ronald (1999). The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 43–51. ISBN 0198207441.
  3. ^ a b c d William Hughes, Historical Dictionary of Gothic Literature, Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN 9780810872288 (pp. 195-6)
  4. ^ a b c Mikuláš Teich and Roy Porter (ed.), Fin de siècle and its legacy. Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. ISBN 0521341086 (pp. 200-201)
  5. ^ Neil Barron, Fantasy and Horror : a critical and historical guide to literature, illustration, film, TV, radio, and the Internet. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810835967 (p. 125)
  6. ^ Whited, Tamara L. (1998). "The Mountain in Twentieth-Century French Literature". In Murphy, Patrick D. (ed.). Literature of Nature: An International Sourcebook. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. pp. 200–201. ISBN 1-57958-010-6.
  7. ^ Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, "Whitehead, Henry S(t. Clair)", in David Pringle, ed., St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. London: St. James Press, 1998. (pp. 639-640) ISBN 1558622063
  8. ^ Richardson, Alan (1987). The Magical Life of Dion Fortune. Aquarian Press. p. 204. ISBN 085030461X.
  9. ^ "in Just-"
  10. ^ Green, Roger Lancelyn (1954). Fifty Years of Peter Pan. Peter Davies Publishing.
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