The Clue
Goatlike Roman deity (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FAUN
Tags
Notes
The answer FAUN is uncommon, appearing about once every 400 puzzles.
Related Clues
"The Afternoon of a ___"
Man/goat
Pan, for one
Satyr
"Afternoon of a ___": Debussy
Debussy subject
Field deity
Forest flautist
Goatlike creature
Hawthorne subject
Hawthorne's "The Marble ___"
Horned deity
Nijinsky role
Nureyev role
Pan, e.g.
Satyr's cousin
Satyr's kin
Woodland spirit
"The Afternoon of a ___" (Nijinsky ballet)
Goat-man of myth
Goat-man, in myth
Hawthorne's was marble
Lawn sculpture, maybe
Mythical man-beast
Rural Roman god
Subject of a Debussy prelude
Subject of a Mallarmé poem
Debussy's had quite an afternoon
Figure in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
Definition
FAUN as a noun:
1. ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr