Which half-goat god is the son of Hermes?

Pan is the half-goat god who is traditionally described as a son of Hermes.

Pan is the Greek god of shepherds, flocks, wild places, mountain pastures, and rustic music. Ancient art commonly shows him with a human torso and the legs, horns, ears, and tail of a goat. His animal form distinguishes him from satyrs and fauns, which are related nature beings but are not simply alternate names for Pan.

The Homeric Hymn to Pan presents Hermes as his father and a daughter of Dryops as his mother. In that story, Pan’s unusual appearance frightens his mother, but Hermes wraps the newborn in a hare skin and carries him to Olympus, where the gods welcome him. Other ancient writers give different mothers and occasionally different fathers, including Apollo or Zeus.

Despite those variations, Pan is the standard answer when a quiz asks for Hermes’ half-goat son. He is also connected with the pan flute, traditionally made from reeds after the nymph Syrinx was transformed. His name is associated in later usage with sudden fear, giving English the word “panic.”