Pan was a Being, a member of an omnipotent race which visited Earth and became the source for Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse mythology. He was known for playing a Pan flute, and having horns and hooved feet.
Biography
In the year 2267, Apollo was reminded of Pan when he first perceived Spock. “Pan always bored me.” (TOS novelization: Who Mourns for Adonais?)
Later in 2267, Pan was seen with Zeus and other Beings through a dimensional gateway to Mount Olympus. The Beings recreated Ulysses’ ordeals from the Odyssey, this time challenging James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, and Spock to survive the confrontations. (TOS comic: "What Fools These Mortals Be..")
In 2268, Alexander of Platonius was forced by Parmen to sing a song about Pan, from a play by Aristophanes. (TOS novelization: Plato's Stepchildren)
In 2369, Q monitored developments as Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher investigated a murder mystery on the holodeck in the Dixon Hill holonovel The Rich and the Dead. He watched from multiple vantage points, including momentarily possessing a statue of Pan in Eldon Truscott's residence. (TNG comic: "Reductions & Deductions")
In 2376, Artemis was reminded of Pan when seeing Soleta. Like Apollo, she thought Pan to be boring and didn’t like him. (NF novel: Being Human)
Later in 2376, when meeting Ambassador Spock, Thoth told Anubis and Artemis that he was reminded of Pan. (NF novel: Gods Above)
Appendices
Appearances and references
- TOS novelization: Who Mourns for Adonais?
- TOS novelization: Plato's Stepchildren
- TOS comic: "What Fools These Mortals Be.."
- TNG comic: "Reductions & Deductions"
- NF novel: Being Human
- NF novel: Gods Above
External links
- Pan (god) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Pan article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.