Pan’s instrument was considered historical in nature. It was played in Europe, Asia, and South America, but first of all in Greece, by the goat-footed god Pan, the god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, of a hunting and rustic music. Pan’s name was often taken for the Greek word pan, meaning "all." He’d never found out if he was named Pan to play this instrument, or he played it because his name was Pan. All of the above must be true, he thought.