*Péh₂usōn

*Péh₂usōn
Equivalents
GreekHermes (most aspects), Pan (some aspects)
HinduPushan
RomanMercury (most aspects), Faunus (some aspects)

*Péh₂usōn ("Protector") was a proposed Proto-Indo-European pastoral god guarding roads and herds.

He may have had a bushy beard and keen sight. He was also closely affiliated with goats or bucks: Pan has goat's legs while goats are said to pull the car of Pūshān (the animal was also sacrificed to him on occasion).

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