Valentines Day came from the ancient Lupercalia - which
was ". . an ancient Roman rite held each February 15
for the fertility god Lupercus."
"Lupercus was a hunter of wolves (Latin lupus is "wolf"),
associated with the Roman god Faunus, god of agriculture
and fertility. Since Rome took its gods from those it
conquered, we can trace Faunus to its Greek equivalent,
Pan, god of woods, fields, and flocks. The ancients
pictured both of these mythological beings as having
a human torso, but legs, horns, and ears of goats.
Pan can be traced to the Phoenician sun god Baal who
is also a god of fertility and nature.
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