My dog Lucy is a deer Chihuahua which I rescued last October of this year. This post is titled ‘Lucy’s Myths’, the reason being that since I found her when she was already five years old, I feel as if her roles as a dog have been mythical and have sparked my imagination.

Although she is a female, her ears remind me of Pan, the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music. The name Pan originates within the Ancient Greek language, from the word paein (πάειν), meaning “to pasture.” He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is also recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. It is interesting because Lucy reminds me…