Which Roman god was the god of forests and uncultivated lands?

Which Roman god was the god of forests and uncultivated lands? Silvanus was the Roman god of forests and uncultivated lands.

His name comes from the Latin silva, meaning “forest” or “wood.” Silvanus guarded woodland, field boundaries, plantations, cattle, and shepherds, making him a deity of the rural landscape rather than one of Rome’s major civic gods. Romans also associated him with protection from wolves and with the fertility of flocks.

Silvanus was sometimes linked with Mars, especially in the agricultural prayer Mars Silvanus recorded by Cato the Elder. Later writers and artists also blended him with Faunus, Pan, and Silenus because all were connected with wild places, music, shepherds, or rustic life. Those similarities explain why Faunus can look tempting as an answer, but Silvanus is the specific Roman woodland deity named in the question.

One rural tradition spoke of three Silvani: a household or estate protector, a countryside guardian, and a spirit overseeing the boundary or entrance of an estate. His sacred associations included trees, groves, the syrinx, and the cypress.