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title: Statue of Silvanus
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3243/statue-of-silvanus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Silvanus

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Statue of Silvanus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3243.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3243.jpg)

## Image Caption

Statue of Silvanus, [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of woods and wild fields, 1st century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid) As fertility god he is the protector of herds and cattle and is associated with Faunus. He shows many similarities with the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [Pan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pan/). The first fruits of the fields were offered to him, as well as meat and wine. His attributes are a pruning knife and a bough from a pine tree.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, November 10). Statue of Silvanus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3243/statue-of-silvanus/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Statue of Silvanus." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 10, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3243/statue-of-silvanus/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Statue of Silvanus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Nov 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3243/statue-of-silvanus/>.

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