Silenoi
nature_spirit forest Greek single tradition · 1
The Silenoi were nature spirits or deities with human forms and the heads or tails of animals who survived into the classical age. They developed from earlier Greek powers of nature and represented a class of hybrid beings.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 500
- Historical notes
- Survived into classical age from earlier Greek religious traditions as hybrid nature spirits.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Acheloos, Wanax, Arion, Pan, Poseidon, Demeter, Persephone, Despoina, Artemis (Diana)
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“These powers of nature developed into a belief in nymphs and in deities with human forms and the heads or tails of animals. Some of them, such as Pan and the Silenoi, survived into the classical age.”
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