# Pan — Poetry character guide

> Pan in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Arcadian Pan

**First appearance:** 0049-endymion

## Who they are

The rustic god of the wild, shepherds, and flocks.

## In the story

### [Sleep and Poetry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/sleep-and-poetry)

Mentioned as part of the realm of Flora and old Pan, representing pastoral and natural pleasures.

### [I Stood Tiptoe Upon a Little Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/i-stood-tiptoe-upon-a-little-hill)

Referenced in the tale of Syrinx, weeping for the nymph who fled.

### [To Leigh Hunt, Esq.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-leigh-hunt-esq)

Pan is referenced as no longer being sought under pleasant trees, symbolizing the loss of mythological presence.

### [Endymion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/endymion)

Pan is invoked by Endymion as a witness to his vow of peace and love in the forest.

### [To Homer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-homer)

Made his forest-hive sing for Homer.

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