Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night / And of Straunge Noyses, Crackes, and Sundrie Forewarnings, Which Commonly Happen Before the Death of Men: Great Slaughters, and Alterations of Kingdoms

by Ludwig Lavater

Faunus.

Of these sort are those monsters, halfe like men, and halfe like beastes, whiche men say are founde in woods, and oftentimes haue appeared vnto men. It is saide, that Panes and Fauni, are all one, hauing their nether parts like vnto Goates féete.

Satyri.

Sileni.

And menne saye, that Satyri, are almost lyke vnto men: And those whiche are of full age are called Sileni.

Onocentaurus.

Onocentaurus, is a beast of a straunge fashion, which is reported to be like a man in the vpper part, and downward like an asse.

Onosceli.

Onosceli, as it is written in Plutarche, are Diuels, hauing legges like vnto asses.

Hyppocentaurus.