ɪn dʒˈɑːn kɹˈoʊliz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən nˈɑːvəl ðə sˈɑːlɪtˌuːdz, "ðə kˈɪŋ ʌvðə kˈæts" ɪz ɛksplˈɪsɪtli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tuː "ðə dˈɛθ ʌv pˈæn" æz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd baɪ plˈuːɾɑːɹk ænd ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd baɪ ˈɔːɡəstˌiːn ʌv hˈɪpoʊ æz ɐ ʃˈɪft ɪn wˈɜːld ˈeɪdʒᵻz.
In John Crowley's 1987 novel The Solitudes, "The King of the Cats" is explicitly related to "the Death of Pan" as recorded by Plutarch and interpreted by Augustine of Hippo as a shift in World Ages.