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= Peter Pan and Peter Pan Syndrome =

__Peter Pan relation to Greek mythology __

 * Pan is the Greek God of shepherds and flocks. He is a god of music, fertility, nature, and wilderness. When he was born, the nurse was so frightened of his horns and beard that she fled out of the room. It was nothing she's ever seen before. He was half human, half goat, with horns on his head. He was often called a Satyr. Pan was the son of Hermes and Penelope. He played many instruments, including the pan-pipes that are named after him. He differed from the rest of the Gods. He spent most of his time in the woods on Earth instead of on Mount Olympus. He looked over the shepherds and the woods. The other Gods considered him as the youngest because of his childish, immature behavior, but in reality, he was one of the oldest.
 * When he plays his pipes of reed, it was said that it would make a beautiful sound.
 * He leads the nymphs in dances and would always be in love with one of them, even though he was always rejected due to his unpleasant appearance.
 * It was said that a nymph, Echo, ran away from Pan's love for her. As a punishment, she lost her voice. Another nymph ran away from Pan and was transformed into reed. This gave him the idea of making the panpip with the reed in different lengths.

__History of Peter Pan __

 * Peter Pan is a character that was created by J.M Barrie
 * He first appeared in a section of the novel, The Little White Bird
 * The Stage Play of Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, is the best known Peter Pan adventure that took place on December 27, 1904
 * This play was then adapted to a novel that was named Peter and Wendy, then named Peter Pan and Wendy, and then later named Peter Pan

__What is the Peter Pan syndrome? __

 * The Peter Pan Syndrome affects individuals who don't want to grow up or who feel unable to grow up. These individuals are people with the body of an adult, but with the mind of a child. They don't want to stop being children and sometimes do not know how to stop. Also, they don't want to start being mothers/fathers. The syndrome is not yet considered to be an abnormal psychological disorder. There's a large increase in number of adults who are presenting emotionally immature behavior. They are unable to grow up and take on adult responsibilities, and they even dress up like teenagers/little children and act like them as well while they are over 30 years of age. Overprotecting parents can cause them to develop the Peter Pan Syndrome.
 * "It usually affects dependent people who have been overprotected by their families and haven't developed the necessary skills to confront life."
 * "See the adult world as very problematic and glorify adolescence, which is why they want to stay in that state of privilege."
 * Affects more men than women.
 * Characteristics:
 * The inability of individuals to take on responsibilities, to commit themselves or to keep promises, excessive care about the way they look and personal well-being and their lack of self-confidence, even though they don't seem to show it and actually come across as exactly the opposite.
 * The individuals are mostly scared of loneliness, so they try to surround themselves with people who meet their needs.
 * Usually has a mother figure like Wendy.

__Did you know....? __

 * The word "panic" comes from Pan.
 * We've seen Pan in The Chronicles of Narnia.
 * Mr. Tumnus
 * He played the panpipes for Lucy
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pan's Labyrinth

__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 27px;">Videos __

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pan can dance
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Narnian Lullaby
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Satyr in Hercules
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Peter Pan Syndrome