At the river Ladon, this god picked up a pile of reeds which he mistook for Syrinx, then invented an instrument that he used in a contest where Midas was given donkey ears for questioning Apollo's victory.
Servius Honoratus records a variant myth in which Odysseus fled from Ithaca immediately after returning from the Trojan War because he glimpsed this figure, whose birth resulted from Penelope being impregnated by all her suitors. Some sources state that this figure's father is Hermes, who taught him how to masturbate after Echo rejected him. At the river Ladon, this god picked up a pile of reeds which he mistook for Syrinx, then invented an instrument that he used in a contest where Midas was given donkey ears for questioning Apollo's victory. For 10 points, identify this nymph-raping, goat- legged god who could induce a namesake state of fear with his shouts.
Servius Honoratus records a variant myth in which Odysseus fled from Ithaca immediately after returning from the Trojan War because he glimpsed this figure, whose birth resulted from Penelope being impregnated by all her suitors.
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