# Faunus — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Faunus in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dan Faunus, silly Faunus

**First appearance:** 0102-canto-vii

## Who they are

A satyr who spies on Diana bathing and is punished.

## Relationships

### [Cynthia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/cynthia)

_rivalry_

Cynthia, the moon goddess, punishes Faunus for spying on her nakedness, leading to a conflict of voyeurism and divine retribution.

## In the story

### [Mutability: The Legend of Constancy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/mutability-the-legend-of-constancy)

Mentioned in the context of the wood gods who consort with the nymphs on Arlo.

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