Evander
Related Category: Ancient Religion
(ĭvăn´dər), in Greek religion, a minor deity worshiped in Arcadia in connection with Pan. In Roman religion, he was said to have introduced the worship of
Faunus and to have founded the festival of
Lupercalia. In Vergil's
Aeneid, Evander shows Aeneas the site on which Rome will be built.
