Tom Metcalfe is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor who is based in London in the United Kingdom. Tom writes mainly about science, space, archaeology, the Earth and the oceans. He has also written for the BBC, NBC News, National Geographic, Scientific American, Air & Space, and many others.\n
Archaeologists in Istanbul excavating the ruins of an early Christian church have unearthed a pagan statue of the Greek god Pan, who is depicted with goat horns and a naked torso as he plays a reed pipe.
The new discovery comes only a few weeks after buried rooms and a tunnel were reopened beneath the St. Polyeuctus ruins, as the IBB redevelops the formerly derelict area into an archaeological tourist attraction. Polat said the statue was found on June 1 on the northwest side of the main church building, in backfill about 8.5 feet below the surface. The marble statue is less than a foot tall and is badly damaged: only its head, torso and an arm remain.
Image 1 of 2According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, the modern English word"panic" is derived from the god's name, from the Greek word"panikon," which means"pertaining to Pan." Supposedly, Pan was responsible for making mysterious woodland sounds that"caused groundless fear in herds and crowds, or in people in lonely spots."
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