PICUS
The Woodpecker Seer and father of [FAUNUS].
Son of SATURNUS, he became a King of Latium and was known for delivering oracles with the aid of a woodpecker. CIRCE the Greek enchantress fancied him, but he spurned her advances so she changed him into a woodpecker.This made the peasants like him even more and he became an agricultural deity. He is particularly good at forecasting rain.
As to his fatherhood of FAUNUS, we can only presume that this event happened before his woodpecker transformation.
Article last updated on 27 August 2006
Authors: Peter J Allen and Chas Saunders
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ABOUT PICUS : FACTS AND FIGURES
Name : PICUS
Location : Italy and Western Europe
Gender : Male
Type : Deity
Celebration or Feast Day : Unknown at present
Pronunciation : Coming soon
Alternative names : None known
Popularity index : 255
Location : Italy and Western Europe
Gender : Male
Type : Deity
Celebration or Feast Day : Unknown at present
Pronunciation : Coming soon
Alternative names : None known
Popularity index : 255
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