Between Pan and the Devil: the Demonization of the God Pan. The similarities between the iconography of the Christian Devil and the god Pan were not a mere coincidence or stylistic borrowing, but a consequence of the process of demonization of the goat-god. This article analyzes, from the point of view of the classical world, this process of demonization, which brought the god Pan closer to the Christian Devil, with whom he was sometimes confused. The connection was based on Pan's iconic characteristics : his therianthopy, his taste for border sites, his overflowing sexuality, his theoleptic appearances or his transformation into a symbol of Wholeness.Entre Pan et le diable : le processus de diabolisation du dieu Pan. Les similitudes entre ...