Homeric Hymn to Pan
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Probably the beginning of the linguistic misunderstanding is the Homeric Hymn to Pan, which describes him as delighting all the gods, and thus getting his name.
In the Homeric Hymn to Pan it is claimed that Πάν derives from πᾶν, neuter nominative singular of πᾶς "every" because "he delighted all".
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