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 5 Faces of Pan - Colorado Springs, CO Posted by:  condor1
N 38° 47.461 W 104° 51.015
13S E 513005 N 4293596
The 5 Faces of Pan sit looking down on visitors to the Broadmoor Hotel.
When you arrive and enter under the Valet Overhang the heads of Pan look down on you when you enter the hotel. They are located high on the wall and just under the eaves.
Waymark Code: WM6F42
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2009
Views: 13
Below you can see all 5 heads and their different expressions.
A picture of any (1) of the (5) will suffice for visiting this waymark.
His expression of Peace (Free from Strain or Tension)
His aspect when in Roman mythology he was portrayed as a faun or nature spirit. He is recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens.
His expression of Lecherousness (Uncontrolled sexual desire)
Pan is famous for his sexual powers. He was believed by the Greeks to have plied his charms primarily on maidens and shepherds. Though he failed with Syrinx and Pitys, Pan didn't fail with the Maenads — he had every one of them, in one orgiastic riot or another. To effect this, Pan was sometimes multiplied into a whole tribe of Panes.
His expession of Anger (menacing aspect)
Pan inspired sudden fear in lonely places, Panic (panikon deima). Following the Titans' assault on Olympus, Pan claimed credit for the victory of the gods because he had inspired disorder and fear in the attackers resulting in the word 'panic' to describe these emotions.
His expression of Joyfulness (Exultant happiness)
Sometimes thought of as the God of Fields and Forest his joy was never ending when the fruit of the land was forthcoming and bountiful. He would wander the lands drinking in the joy of the land.
His expression of Mischievousness (Playful in a naughty or teasing way)
Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo, and to challenge Apollo, the god of the lyre, to a trial of skill. Tmolus, the mountain-god, was chosen to umpire. Pan blew on his pipes, and with his rustic melody gave great satisfaction to himself and his faithful follower, Midas, who happened to be present. In another version of the myth the first round of the contest was a tie so they were forced to go to a second round. In this round, Apollo demanded that they play standing on their heads. Apollo, playing on the lyre, was unaffected, however Pan's pipe couldn't be played while upsidedown, so Apollo won the contest.
The son of Hermes and Penelope, or Zeus and Hybris, Pan was the Greek
god of shepherds and flocks, who was especially popular in Arcadia. Pan had a wrinkled face with a very prominent chin. He was a swift runner and climbed rocks with ease. Pan belonged to the retinue of Dionysus.
Time Period: Ancient
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
Approximate Date of Epic Period: Not listed
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