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[austin_tycho]

This site is pretty cool. I don't know how accurate the information is, but it looks like fun. The entry for Pan:

PAN: God of Shepherds, Flocks and Fornication. (What does that tell you about the ancient Greek countryfolk then?)

The son of HERMES, and possibly a goat, PAN was one of the DIONYSUS drinking crowd, with all the leering lusty living that entails. Woodland glades. NYMPHS. Orgies. Flutes. That sort of thing. You get the picture.

As a God with his hooves firmly placed on the ground, PAN was (and still is) worshipped as a potent deity of fertility and earthiness.

He was known as FAUNUS by the faunicating Romans. In time his carefree lifestyle began to upset the early Christians, who saw his earthy temptations as a manifestation of the Devil. Who would've thought that the horny old goat would become the blueprint for Satan, cloven hooves, horns and all?

They even have Mielikki:

MIELIKKI: Mistress of the Forest. She's Mrs TAPIO, and the mother of NYYRIKKI and TUULIKKI.

Her husband often refers to her as 'All-Pleasing Woman'. But as he's a tree, it's hard to know what to make of that. How do you please a tree?

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[starcrossedlady.livejournal.com]

I told you the Ren Faire legend of Will Wheton, didn't I? :::grin:::

[mielikki.livejournal.com]

I don't think so! Do share!!!

The story on how to please a tree:

[starcrossedlady.livejournal.com]

OK. Some very trusted friends of mine all told me this story on seperate occasions, and the facts pretty much lined up. However, keep in mind that these are faire people ;)

The big Faire that I do in San Bernardino is a big deal. We have a tendancy to get movie and television stars (Ah-Nold used to show up dressed as a monk). When ST:TNG was being filmed, the cast used to dress in garb and hang out. There is an amusing story about how they sank a boat in the lake (our faire used to be around a lake; now it is beside it). But that's another story. We are dealling with one cast member in particular.

Evidently this was after Wil was starting to appear in Teen Beat and all those other boi mags... in other words, he was starting to think he was da man with the ladies, and became quite arrogant and a twit to boot.

One weekend (we have tons of parties during the off hours, and sometimes the security would look the other way for people who are "guests of a guild") Wil got baked-- completely blotched out of his mind. And was striking out with every woman he was making the moves on...

So he's evidently going back to actor's camp. And bumps into a tree... which has a knothole that is located in the right height. The guy proceeds to whip his member out, and humps the tree! He then either left or passed out by the tree (that part I'm not remembering right), oblivious to the fact that he had an audience. And from what my friends told me, he had no memory of what he did the next morning and couldn't understand why people were giggling when he would walk up.

so that's how you please a tree ;)

Re: The story on how to please a tree:

[mielikki.livejournal.com]

Christ on a cracker! That's hysterical!

[octos.livejournal.com]

You are definately all-pleasing to my wood...