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This is greek mythology: Who is pan? Describe him. How does his name connect to the word "panic"?

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Pan is the god of the wild,Shepard’s, and flocks. He has many body parts of a goat. Similar to a satyr. His name connects to the word panic because he would sometimes cause humans to flee in unreasoning fear. Which is where the word panic originated from.
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