Sylvanus
noun, plural Sylvani
[sil-vey-nahy] /sɪlˈveɪ naɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
Silvanus.
noun, plural Silvani
[sil-vey-nahy] /sɪlˈveɪ naɪ/ (Show IPA), for 2. Roman Religion.
1.
the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
2.
(lowercase) any of a number of forest spirits, identified with fauns.
noun
1.
a variant spelling of Silvanus
noun
1.
(Roman myth) the Roman god of woodlands, fields, and flocks Greek counterpart Pan
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