Satan and Pan

After the Christian church portrayed Pan as Satan. Pan's image lived on in medieval depictions of Satan. The Devil was often shown to have the horns and lower body of a goat, goatish lust being his prime power.
A common superstition in the Middle Ages was that goats whispered lewd sentences in the ears of the saints. The origin of this belief was probably the behavior of the buck in rut, the very epitome of lust. The Black Mass, a probably-mythological "Satanic mass", was said to involve a black goat, the form in which Satan supposedly manifested himself for worship.
Pan has had a lingering connection with Devil Worship and Satanism even into modern times. The upside down pentagram, a symbol used in Satanism, is said to be shaped like a goat's head. The "Baphomet” refers to a Satanic goat-like figure revived in 19th century occultism.

Pan, in Greek religion and mythology, is the companion of the nymphs, god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. His name originates within the Greek language, from the word paein, meaning "to pasture". He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. The ancient Greeks also considered Pan to be the god of theatrical criticism.

In Roman mythology, Pan's counterpart was Faunus, a nature spirit who was the father of Bona Dea (Fauna). In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pan became a significant figure in the Romantic movement of western Europe, and also in the 20th-century Neopagan movement.

Source was Wikipedia, if you need it backed up with other sites I'll look them up and see what more I can find. I like the Greeks and Romans more the Satanists and I still don't think Pan would become a demon just because Christians don't like him. At least not by any terms of which I know demons as, and by that I'm in no way referring to my mistrust of them nor their personal characteristics.

Frankly i dont dislike anyones beliefs everyone follows there own path, and it is good to have a basic understanding of all paths. i cant say for instance i like egyptians more than pagans we are all equals on our own walks. there will always be arguments for and against certain issues. i could also back up my theroy on pan aswell if anyones interested.

I think that's what we've been waiting for.

i think thats what you have been waiting for

Wow. What a stunning way of backing up your belief. I can't believe I doubted you. After all, there's no possible way anyone else is here with me. But this leaves me with another question... What does that statement have to do with Pan?

I feel you are insulting my Integrity. I will gather information from the bible and other sources later but i sense your too opinionated in your own beliefs to accept things might be different.

It's simple. You mentioned you could back up your theory and since you have mentioned Pan might be a demon I have been waiting for an explanation as to why. I don't believe any deity from any other religion, if they exist, would change who/what they are for the sake of an entirely different religion. So I want to know why Pan would if Pan did.

Be nice you 2.

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Back on topic...

Truthfully, Satanism is sadly mistaken with the idea of Pan as a demon.

Why?

Christinaity was introduced c.700 B.C.E, Pan was definitely not a demon before then, that was completely Christianity and it's opposite Satanism right there, no other religion.

Greek mythology dates back to c.1800 B.C.E, much earlier. Pan was a god of the wild before he was ever misconstrewed as a demon.

You can back up them apples with history books. ;D

Darkmaster never actually claims that Pan is a demon, or became one. In the LaVeyan religion, entities such as Pan and Satan aren't actual entities as far as I know. So in saying that Pan was portrayed as Satan by the Church and therefore the two have a connection, by his beliefs he is right. No one ever said Pan turned into a demon or was a demon.