Pan und Syrinx - Hannover, Germany
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N 52° 23.395 E 009° 41.822
32U E 547433 N 5804635
Statue of Pan and Syrinx in Herrenhäuser Gärten in Hannover
Waymark Code: WMWE0G
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 08/21/2017
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Pan is in the Greek mythology the shepherd god. It is a mixture of human body and the lower body of a ram or a goat.
He is the god of the forest and nature. The shepherds worship Pan, but are afraid of his sight. But as God of forests and meadows, they ask for protection for their flocks and offer him sacrifices.
Pan pursued the nymph Syrinx, who had fled before him. Their escape ended abruptly at the river Ladon, where they suddenly turned into a reed, which embraced Pan. When the wind blew into the pipe, plaintive sounds came forth. Pan did not want to lose the sounds, so he broke seven parts from the reed, one always slightly shorter than the previous, and tied them together. Thus he invented the flute of the shepherds (the panpipes), which he named Syrinx after the nymph.
Associated Religion(s): Greek
Statue Location: Herrenhäuser Gärten - Großer Garten
Entrance Fee: Apr-Oct: 8.00€, Nov-Mar: 6.00€
Artist: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.
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