Pan loved the nymph Pitys, who returned his affection. When the jealous Boreas hurled her from a cliff, the earth transformed her into a pine tree sacred to Pan, whose resin weeps when the north wind blows.
Boreas, the North Wind, killed the nymph Pitys by hurling her from a cliff in jealousy over her love for Pan. The earth transformed her body into a pine tree, and her resin weeps when Boreas blows.
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