Post by Pan on Jan 7, 2008 20:38:38 GMT -5
Pan, God of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, and rustic music
The Basics:
Name: Pan
Race: God of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, and hunting and rustic music
Age: “No man is ever old enough to know better.” ~Holbrook Jackson
Height: 5’7”
Hair Color and Eye Color: Pan has dark brown, short, and somewhat curly hair, though it is more loose and bouncy with soft curls every now and then. He doesn’t really pay any attention to his hair unless he’s trying to hide the two horns on his head. His eyes are a dull blue color, and almost look grey, though they are almost always sparkling with some sort of mischief.
Make Us Love You:
Likes:
~Music~
~Flutes~ I’m the master of them after all
~Shepherds~
~Sexual Innuendo~
~Nymphs~
~Goats and Sheep~ They’re like my brethren
~Climbing Up Mountains~
~Dense Forests~
~Freedom~
~Eating Grass~ Don’t talk about that! >.>
Dislikes:
~Jokes About Being Half Goat~ Okay, its getting old…
~Apollo~
~Glue Made of Hooves~ That’s just not right!
~Shearing Clippers~
~Clear Cutting~ There’s no where left to run and hide!
~Global Warming~
~Clothes~ Do I really have to wear these things?
~Horse Shoes~
~Being Told What to Do~
~Burrs~ They’re just so annoying to pull out!
Habits:
If Pan is really nervous or frightened about something, his tail will twitch lightly. If Pan is really nervous or his mind is wandering, he’ll paw lightly at the ground with one of his hooves, not realizing what he’s doing until he’s dug a small hole in the dirt or scraped up a fair bit of cement. By then he will stop himself until his mind starts wandering and he’ll start pawing at the ground again. Though he doesn’t like to admit it, he does enjoy eating grass, but he avoids doing so in public or where anyone might be able to see him indulging himself with his favorite food.
Personality:
Despite his age, Pan still retains a much younger attitude and persona then most Gods. Rather then looking at the world with an enlightened and calculating eye, and planning his steps and moves carefully, he takes things as they come, and tends to act without thinking his actions through. Of course acting on impulse often gets him in trouble, and doesn’t exactly put him in the favor of most of the other Gods, but it doesn’t bother him. He could care less what others think of him, as long as he is enjoying himself and having a good time. The only occasions where he would actually pay attention to someone’s opinions on him is if it was somehow spoiling his fun or he was trying to get something from that person.
Most of the time, Pan is rather unfocused. He has his moments of panic and distress as everyone does, but he tends to brush it off once something new comes to him. He’s easily excited by simple things and objects, and even activities like running and climbing give him a thrill. At the same time, if something or someone can hold his attention, he can come down to the smallest level and see the complexity in them. Though it may not seem like it on the outside, he takes his time picking people’s personalities apart and analyzing them quickly in his head. He is a problem-solver; he just chooses to ignore that half of himself most of the time in favor of giving into temptation.
Though it isn’t obvious by looking at him, Pan is a very sexual being. He is well known for teaching shepherds how to masturbate (as his father had taught him), and for chasing nymphs throughout the forest in the form of a goat. This is the side of himself that he tends to listen to more. This is not because he has any obligation to, but because if he was given the choice, he’d rather have the sex and the fun. Though he flirts often, and he certainly doesn’t hold back while doing so, he isn’t very successful with the ladies, but he doesn’t mind- he doesn’t need to get a positive response to keep him going.
Pan is not a worrisome person and it takes a lot to get him nervous. If he’s really afraid of something, he’ll try to confront it head-on. Of course that doesn’t always work, and in the end he tries to avoid whatever it is he is afraid of. It doesn’t take much to get Pan a little riled up and angry, and its only a few short steps from there until he gets furious with someone. However, Pan isn’t the type to hold a grudge, and he usually forgets why he got mad a few days later and is back to his normal, carefree self.
Family:
Parents: Hermes, the Messenger God, and Dryope, a nymph
Siblings: Numerous half-siblings, some fathered by Hermes and others mothered by Dryope, though he has no siblings directly related to him
Family Dynamics:
Pan doesn’t have much family to speak of, except for his parents and a handful of half-siblings. He really isn’t interested in his half-siblings on his father’s side, as he always was arrogant about his relationship with Hermes, and considered himself to be his father’s favorite child. The half siblings on his mother’s side he doesn’t pay attention to simply because Dryope was never a big part of his life. There was little he could do to change that fact, especially since his mother feared his goat-like form and ran from him as a child. He isn’t entirely resentful, understanding the reasoning behind these actions quite well, but he chooses not to look for her or pay much attention to any other offspring she might have had.
Pan has no problems with his father, and although he would never admit it to Hermes’ face, he looks up to him. His father has taught him all sorts of things, though Pan has mostly retained anything sexual about these lessons, like the fun little ‘trick’ he taught to all of his beloved shepherds. He often likes to toy with his father rather then show him real respect, especially when it comes to his sexual activities. He makes sure that Hermes isn’t kept in the dark on what exactly he’s been up to. Of course if there’s ever an occasion that he succeeds where his father failed to (sexual or not), he makes sure that Hermes knows about it.
History:
Hermes fathered Pan from Dryope, a nymph for whom he was tending to cattle at the time. At the sight of her newborn son’s half-goat form, Dryope fled in fear, leaving Hermes to raise Pan by himself. It was from watching his father that Pan gained most of his carefree and sexual nature, and it wasn’t long before he began to rely less and less on his father and move on to watch over the shepherds and their flocks. He felt a special connection to this particular group of mortals because of his appearance, and grew to adore all of them in his own way. Of course keeping an eye on the shepherds wasn’t Pan’s only activity, and he began to take after his father and chase the nymphs.
He first fell for Syrinx, a beautiful nymph whom attracted the attention of satyrs and other wood dwellers, though she scorned them all. Pan, however, would not give up so easily, and after meeting her, chased her from Mount Lycaeum to the River Ladon. However, just as he was about to get his hands on her, she begged the water nymphs for help and was turned into river reeds. Pan found that these reeds made a sound when air was blown into them, and he took some for himself, creating the instrument of the syrinx, naming it in the nymph’s honor. But Syrinx was not the only nymph Pan pursued. He also chased after Echo (whom he grew angry with and had torn apart), and Pitys, who was turned into a pine tree, to name a few.
However, nymphs were not Pan’s only interest. He also used his charms on maidens and his beloved shepherds, not caring about the gender of his attempted lovers. And though he was not successful with Pitys or Syrinx, he did succeed where no one else had- he managed to seduce the female followers of Dionysus, the Maenads. He had every one of them, mostly being involved in orgies. He considers his greatest ‘conquest’ however, to be that of the Moon Goddess Selene. He disguised his half-goat form in sheep-skin and lured her down from the heavens into a forest where he successfully seduced her.
Once while Pan was feeling fully confident in himself, he began to compare his music on his flute to that of Apollo’s on the lyre. He challenged the God to a test of skill, and Apollo accepted, both of them agreeing that Tmolus, a God of the mountains, would be the judge of who had more skill. Pan blew on his pipes, and played a melody that satisfied both himself and his follower Midas, who happened to be listening. It was then Apollo’s turn, and once Apollo had struck the strings of his lyre, Tmolus awarded the God victory. Pan admitted defeat, but Midas refused to agree with the judgment. Apollo grew angry when Midas claimed that the victory was awarded unfairly, and Apollo turned Midas’ ears into that of a donkey much to Pan’s frustration.
Pan was still enjoying himself and his life, however, when the Gods made the pact to step down. Much like his father did, Pan grew bored very quickly. He could no longer romp around in the mortal world without some sort of extravagant disguise to hide himself, and worst of all, all of the shepherds began to disappear in favor of different jobs. Without many shepherds to watch over, Pan is growing a bit restless, and wants to make himself known, if only to scare people back into the group of mortals that he loves the most. But despite all that, he grudgingly remains in hiding, only going out in the mortal world if he actually has a real reason to. Otherwise he sticks to Mount Olympus, where he’s left to do nothing but count the tiles on the floor over and over again while mortals slowly forget about what he represents.
Extra:
Unlike most other Gods, Pan has much more trouble blending into a ‘normal’ society of mortals. Simply put, the bottom half of a goat and horns are not everyday mortal things. For the most part, Pan does his best to avoid going out in public much in the mortal world. Of course some things are just unavoidable, and for that he needs a human disguise. He wears overly large pants that are long enough to cover his feet and then some. The pants don’t look that different from the baggy pants that most mortal teenage boys wear. The length is also to his advantage because it will always cover his feet- this way he never needs to worry about wearing human shoes. To cover up the unavoidable clop of hooves, he wears lots of chains and metal on his pants. To cover his horns, he usually wears some sort of hat, but he isn’t picky about what kind. It can be something as simple as a baseball cap to as strange as a beret. If there is a strange shortage of hats, he will try to comb his curly hair over to hide his horns.
The Basics:
Name: Pan
Race: God of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, and hunting and rustic music
Age: “No man is ever old enough to know better.” ~Holbrook Jackson
Height: 5’7”
Hair Color and Eye Color: Pan has dark brown, short, and somewhat curly hair, though it is more loose and bouncy with soft curls every now and then. He doesn’t really pay any attention to his hair unless he’s trying to hide the two horns on his head. His eyes are a dull blue color, and almost look grey, though they are almost always sparkling with some sort of mischief.
Make Us Love You:
Likes:
~Music~
~Flutes~ I’m the master of them after all
~Shepherds~
~Sexual Innuendo~
~Nymphs~
~Goats and Sheep~ They’re like my brethren
~Climbing Up Mountains~
~Dense Forests~
~Freedom~
~Eating Grass~ Don’t talk about that! >.>
Dislikes:
~Jokes About Being Half Goat~ Okay, its getting old…
~Apollo~
~Glue Made of Hooves~ That’s just not right!
~Shearing Clippers~
~Clear Cutting~ There’s no where left to run and hide!
~Global Warming~
~Clothes~ Do I really have to wear these things?
~Horse Shoes~
~Being Told What to Do~
~Burrs~ They’re just so annoying to pull out!
Habits:
If Pan is really nervous or frightened about something, his tail will twitch lightly. If Pan is really nervous or his mind is wandering, he’ll paw lightly at the ground with one of his hooves, not realizing what he’s doing until he’s dug a small hole in the dirt or scraped up a fair bit of cement. By then he will stop himself until his mind starts wandering and he’ll start pawing at the ground again. Though he doesn’t like to admit it, he does enjoy eating grass, but he avoids doing so in public or where anyone might be able to see him indulging himself with his favorite food.
Personality:
Despite his age, Pan still retains a much younger attitude and persona then most Gods. Rather then looking at the world with an enlightened and calculating eye, and planning his steps and moves carefully, he takes things as they come, and tends to act without thinking his actions through. Of course acting on impulse often gets him in trouble, and doesn’t exactly put him in the favor of most of the other Gods, but it doesn’t bother him. He could care less what others think of him, as long as he is enjoying himself and having a good time. The only occasions where he would actually pay attention to someone’s opinions on him is if it was somehow spoiling his fun or he was trying to get something from that person.
Most of the time, Pan is rather unfocused. He has his moments of panic and distress as everyone does, but he tends to brush it off once something new comes to him. He’s easily excited by simple things and objects, and even activities like running and climbing give him a thrill. At the same time, if something or someone can hold his attention, he can come down to the smallest level and see the complexity in them. Though it may not seem like it on the outside, he takes his time picking people’s personalities apart and analyzing them quickly in his head. He is a problem-solver; he just chooses to ignore that half of himself most of the time in favor of giving into temptation.
Though it isn’t obvious by looking at him, Pan is a very sexual being. He is well known for teaching shepherds how to masturbate (as his father had taught him), and for chasing nymphs throughout the forest in the form of a goat. This is the side of himself that he tends to listen to more. This is not because he has any obligation to, but because if he was given the choice, he’d rather have the sex and the fun. Though he flirts often, and he certainly doesn’t hold back while doing so, he isn’t very successful with the ladies, but he doesn’t mind- he doesn’t need to get a positive response to keep him going.
Pan is not a worrisome person and it takes a lot to get him nervous. If he’s really afraid of something, he’ll try to confront it head-on. Of course that doesn’t always work, and in the end he tries to avoid whatever it is he is afraid of. It doesn’t take much to get Pan a little riled up and angry, and its only a few short steps from there until he gets furious with someone. However, Pan isn’t the type to hold a grudge, and he usually forgets why he got mad a few days later and is back to his normal, carefree self.
Family:
Parents: Hermes, the Messenger God, and Dryope, a nymph
Siblings: Numerous half-siblings, some fathered by Hermes and others mothered by Dryope, though he has no siblings directly related to him
Family Dynamics:
Pan doesn’t have much family to speak of, except for his parents and a handful of half-siblings. He really isn’t interested in his half-siblings on his father’s side, as he always was arrogant about his relationship with Hermes, and considered himself to be his father’s favorite child. The half siblings on his mother’s side he doesn’t pay attention to simply because Dryope was never a big part of his life. There was little he could do to change that fact, especially since his mother feared his goat-like form and ran from him as a child. He isn’t entirely resentful, understanding the reasoning behind these actions quite well, but he chooses not to look for her or pay much attention to any other offspring she might have had.
Pan has no problems with his father, and although he would never admit it to Hermes’ face, he looks up to him. His father has taught him all sorts of things, though Pan has mostly retained anything sexual about these lessons, like the fun little ‘trick’ he taught to all of his beloved shepherds. He often likes to toy with his father rather then show him real respect, especially when it comes to his sexual activities. He makes sure that Hermes isn’t kept in the dark on what exactly he’s been up to. Of course if there’s ever an occasion that he succeeds where his father failed to (sexual or not), he makes sure that Hermes knows about it.
History:
Hermes fathered Pan from Dryope, a nymph for whom he was tending to cattle at the time. At the sight of her newborn son’s half-goat form, Dryope fled in fear, leaving Hermes to raise Pan by himself. It was from watching his father that Pan gained most of his carefree and sexual nature, and it wasn’t long before he began to rely less and less on his father and move on to watch over the shepherds and their flocks. He felt a special connection to this particular group of mortals because of his appearance, and grew to adore all of them in his own way. Of course keeping an eye on the shepherds wasn’t Pan’s only activity, and he began to take after his father and chase the nymphs.
He first fell for Syrinx, a beautiful nymph whom attracted the attention of satyrs and other wood dwellers, though she scorned them all. Pan, however, would not give up so easily, and after meeting her, chased her from Mount Lycaeum to the River Ladon. However, just as he was about to get his hands on her, she begged the water nymphs for help and was turned into river reeds. Pan found that these reeds made a sound when air was blown into them, and he took some for himself, creating the instrument of the syrinx, naming it in the nymph’s honor. But Syrinx was not the only nymph Pan pursued. He also chased after Echo (whom he grew angry with and had torn apart), and Pitys, who was turned into a pine tree, to name a few.
However, nymphs were not Pan’s only interest. He also used his charms on maidens and his beloved shepherds, not caring about the gender of his attempted lovers. And though he was not successful with Pitys or Syrinx, he did succeed where no one else had- he managed to seduce the female followers of Dionysus, the Maenads. He had every one of them, mostly being involved in orgies. He considers his greatest ‘conquest’ however, to be that of the Moon Goddess Selene. He disguised his half-goat form in sheep-skin and lured her down from the heavens into a forest where he successfully seduced her.
Once while Pan was feeling fully confident in himself, he began to compare his music on his flute to that of Apollo’s on the lyre. He challenged the God to a test of skill, and Apollo accepted, both of them agreeing that Tmolus, a God of the mountains, would be the judge of who had more skill. Pan blew on his pipes, and played a melody that satisfied both himself and his follower Midas, who happened to be listening. It was then Apollo’s turn, and once Apollo had struck the strings of his lyre, Tmolus awarded the God victory. Pan admitted defeat, but Midas refused to agree with the judgment. Apollo grew angry when Midas claimed that the victory was awarded unfairly, and Apollo turned Midas’ ears into that of a donkey much to Pan’s frustration.
Pan was still enjoying himself and his life, however, when the Gods made the pact to step down. Much like his father did, Pan grew bored very quickly. He could no longer romp around in the mortal world without some sort of extravagant disguise to hide himself, and worst of all, all of the shepherds began to disappear in favor of different jobs. Without many shepherds to watch over, Pan is growing a bit restless, and wants to make himself known, if only to scare people back into the group of mortals that he loves the most. But despite all that, he grudgingly remains in hiding, only going out in the mortal world if he actually has a real reason to. Otherwise he sticks to Mount Olympus, where he’s left to do nothing but count the tiles on the floor over and over again while mortals slowly forget about what he represents.
Extra:
Unlike most other Gods, Pan has much more trouble blending into a ‘normal’ society of mortals. Simply put, the bottom half of a goat and horns are not everyday mortal things. For the most part, Pan does his best to avoid going out in public much in the mortal world. Of course some things are just unavoidable, and for that he needs a human disguise. He wears overly large pants that are long enough to cover his feet and then some. The pants don’t look that different from the baggy pants that most mortal teenage boys wear. The length is also to his advantage because it will always cover his feet- this way he never needs to worry about wearing human shoes. To cover up the unavoidable clop of hooves, he wears lots of chains and metal on his pants. To cover his horns, he usually wears some sort of hat, but he isn’t picky about what kind. It can be something as simple as a baseball cap to as strange as a beret. If there is a strange shortage of hats, he will try to comb his curly hair over to hide his horns.
