The lewdness of the god Pan in the Erotic Cabinet of the Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy

The god Pan with a goat, Herculaneum, Villa dei Papiri

The god Pan with a goat In ancient times, bestiality, i.e. sexual relations between humans and animals, was not uncommon.

There are examples of this among both men and women.

Herodotus recounts that in Egypt, a goat had sexual relations with a woman in public.

Shocking? More or less, it is understandable for the time and place, as the Egyptians believed that the god Pan could transform himself into a goat.

The god Pan with a goat Therefore, this woman had had sexual relations with the god himself, and not with an animal.

As for the shepherds, Virgil implies the same thing:

“We know that the jealous goats near the dark cave
Cast angry glances at you,
And that the nymphs in the shadows laughed like us.”
Virgil

Plutarch also addresses the subject:

“Where nature cannot contain your intemperance within the limits of reason […] it often causes great disorder and scandal against nature in matters of lovemaking; for there were men who loved goats and sows and mares.”
Plutarch

The god Pan with a goat In this sculpture, the god Pan is kneeling, mating with a goat, which is held down on its back.

Pan holds one thigh firmly with one hand, while grabbing the goat's goatee with the other and pulling on it to force her to look at him as he penetrates her.

Pan has a determined look on his face, his mouth slightly open, and you can see that he is enjoying the moment.

The unfortunate goat is dominated and you can sense her resignation; she lets herself be done with, no longer trying to defend herself.

The god Pan with a goat

The god Pan and Daphnis, Farnese Collection

Pan and Daphnis Sculpture - Marble (Height 158 cm) Late 2nd century AD

For a long time, art critics believed that this sculpture represented the satyr Marsyas and the young Olympus, whom he was teaching to play this instrument.

However, it is now generally accepted that it is instead the god Pan with Daphnis.

Daphnis was the son of Hermes, who had conceived him with a nymph, and he was raised by shepherds.

It was Daphnis who invented bucolic poetry.

Pan and Daphnis The beauty of Daphnis was such that the god Apollo fell in love with him.

He taught him to play the flute, while Artemis taught him the art of hunting.

But his beauty and the desire he aroused brought him nothing but trouble until he was struck blind.

But his beauty and the desire it aroused brought him nothing but trouble until he was struck blind by the nymph Nomia to punish him for having sexual relations with another woman.

He spent the rest of his life playing the flute until one day, because of his blindness, he accidentally fell into a precipice and met his death.

It is said that after his death, Hermes carried him to the heavens and Daphnis became a demigod.

Pan and Daphnis In this sculpture, which was part of the Farnese collection, the god Pan teaches the beautiful Daphnis to play the flute.

They are both seated on a rock covered with a lion skin.

Pan looks at Daphnis with lust, his eyes fixed on the young boy, his half-open lips betraying his desire to possess sexually his pupil.

His posture and the position of his arms and especially his hands, which brush against Daphnis's naked body, reinforce this impression.

Daphnis seems to sense that Pan's intentions are not entirely pure.

The young man stiffens, his head tucked into his shoulders, in a position that has nothing to do with simply lowering his head to blow into a flute.

Pan and Daphnis He holds his flute to his chest, as if seeking protection, while Pan has already placed his hand on Daphnis's and his other hand on his shoulder.

We see Daphnis looking worried, he is no longer playing.

The embarrassment of what is happening is mixed with fear of what might happen to him.

Pan has already lifted one of his legs so that he can embrace Daphnis after turning him around with his hand on his shoulder.

Pan's penis is already erect, leaving no doubt as to his intentions.

The god Pan on a mule in erection

Sculpture - Marble (33 × 39 cm) 1st century AD

In this marble bas-relief, Pan is mounted on a mule that wears a leopard skin on its back as a saddle and a bell around its neck.

The god Pan on an erect mule, Erotic Cabinet, Archaeological Museum of Naples

Bread on an erect mule Pan strikes the mule's rump to make it move forward and lifts its bridle. The mule is fully erect.

In front of Pan and the mule stands a rock on top of which grows an oak tree.

Remember that the oak tree is a tree dedicated to Priapus and Pan.

A cymbal hangs from one of the oak tree's branches.

A statue of Priapus stands in front of the tree. The god holds a cornucopia in one hand and a long, round object in the other.

A small altar stands in front of the statue of Priapus.

At the bottom of the rock, a dog standing on its hind legs seems to want to climb up.

Behind Pan and the mule, we can see a Doric column decorated with a beautiful spiral fluting.

The god Pan and a goat