<P> One of the famous myths of Pan involves the origin of his pan flute , fashioned from lengths of hollow reed . Syrinx was a lovely wood - nymph of Arcadia , daughter of Landon , the river - god . As she was returning from the hunt one day , Pan met her . To escape from his importunities , the fair nymph ran away and did n't stop to hear his compliments . He pursued from Mount Lycaeum until she came to her sisters who immediately changed her into a reed . When the air blew through the reeds , it produced a plaintive melody . The god , still infatuated , took some of the reeds , because he could not identify which reed she became , and cut seven pieces ( or according to some versions , nine ) , joined them side by side in gradually decreasing lengths , and formed the musical instrument bearing the name of his beloved Syrinx . Henceforth Pan was seldom seen without it . </P>
<P> One of the famous myths of Pan involves the origin of his pan flute , fashioned from lengths of hollow reed . Syrinx was a lovely wood - nymph of Arcadia , daughter of Landon , the river - god . As she was returning from the hunt one day , Pan met her . To escape from his importunities , the fair nymph ran away and did n't stop to hear his compliments . He pursued from Mount Lycaeum until she came to her sisters who immediately changed her into a reed . When the air blew through the reeds , it produced a plaintive melody . The god , still infatuated , took some of the reeds , because he could not identify which reed she became , and cut seven pieces ( or according to some versions , nine ) , joined them side by side in gradually decreasing lengths , and formed the musical instrument bearing the name of his beloved Syrinx . Henceforth Pan was seldom seen without it . </P>
where is the name pan flute derived from
where is the name pan flute derived from
myths of Pan
myths of Pan