Fauns, and satyrs, are the same animal, originating in Greek and Roman lore. Cryptozoology defines the creature as having the body of a goat from the waist down, with the body of a man from the waist up. They also have the horns and ears of a goat. For an image of a faun, either reference the link following this article or imagine Sir Thomas from The Chronicles of Narnia.

If you imagine Sir Thomas, however, please note the similarities between traditional fauns, or sartyrs, and Sir Thomas end with looks! Sir Thomas does not represent a true faun’s behavior, nor does he commit the acts of the mythical faun from cryptozoological definition. Modern fauns also commit acts which stretch the mild Sir Thomas temperament.

Cryptozoology is disappointed to know faun sightings still exist in modern age. Before the modern sightings are examined, however, the history of the faun demands understanding. According to lore, the faun is an ancient animal of Greek and Roman myth.

There are variations on this historical myth; some of the creatures were thought to have the animal parts of a horse instead of a goat, while still other fauns were believed to breathe through a hole in their chest. The faun as described above, however, is the accepted mythological animal.

The ancient faun is a playful character associated with trickery. Traditional fauns love practical jokes. They are also associated with sensuality, and with the god of wine, Dionysus. They are the original Greek and Roman party animals.

The original party animals have morphed into modern age as sexual symbols, as they are the ancient symbols of sensuality. Faun sightings are not nearly as popular in America as other hairy humanoids, such as Bigfoot, but sightings in places such as Maryland and Kentucky have been reported.

Faun sightings are often reported by teenagers who have been interrupted from having sex in their cars by a rowdy goat-like animal. Often, fauns are reported as aggressive, with some reports including axe-wielding half-goats. Scared teenage lovers from Maryland have reported being harrassed by fauns who have caused destruction to cars and death to woodland animals.

The locals have named the faun of Maryland the “Goatman”, and unsubstantiated reports have blamed human murders on the Goatman. Kentucky lovers have dubbed their faun the Pope Lick monster. Both fauns tend to commit the same forms of wild trickery.

Cryptozoology often dismisses the faun sightings in America as misplaced Bigfoot sightings. Legend dictates fauns are smaller than Bigfoot, and no matter the emotional state of the teenagers who are sighting the fauns, it is still hard to mistake the size of the creature attacking your car.

If the fauns of ancient Greek and Roman lore are any indication of typical faun behavior, then modern day faun sightings would be considered accurate. Light, goat-footed, fun loving, sexual animals would be naturally attracted to the young, spunky, daring teenagers hiding in cars for a nighttime snuggle.

Modern teenage sightings of fauns fit the basic personality description of these interesting mythological creatures. If these creatures serve no other modern purpose, perhaps a superstitious teenager can be scared into abstinence from sex in cars.

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