Pan as Cosmic Deity

The central figure is a human-animal hybrid with the horned head of a goat, a torso draped in a starry mantle, and goat-like legs covered in engraved symbols representing the elements and earthly produce. He holds a tall staff in his right hand, while his left hand supports a diagram of the solar system, featuring circular orbits with icons of the seven planets. In the background, a landscape includes small depictions of pyramids and figures, indicating a setting in ancient Egypt. The overall composition acts as an encyclopedic key, with letters of the alphabet corresponding to specific body parts or celestial features, mapping the divine body to the structure of the cosmos.

This image serves as a visual synthesis of Neoplatonic and Hermetic philosophy, where Pan is interpreted as the 'All' (Pantheos) that embodies and sustains the celestial and terrestrial hierarchies. It appears in Athanasius Kircher's 'Oedipus Aegyptiacus' (1652), which attempts to decode ancient Egyptian wisdom as a primitive form of universal, monotheistic theology.