Pan is the Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocks. It has hindquarters, legs and horns of a goat. In the poem balloonman is pretty much like Pan because the poem states that balloonman is goat-footed. In the poem Balloon man whistles and bettyandisbel come dancing. Pan likes rustic music and impromptus and it is companion of the nymphs so it is also alike to Ballooman. When the poem says that it is spring and the goat-footed Balloonman whistles far and wee, it shows that it is delighted with the season. Pan is also playful. It likes music as well. Pan is also associated to fertility and spring is also linked to fertility.
Balloonman is unique because whistles far and wee. However the god Pan also likes music and impromptus. Perhaps Pan also likes to whistle. The poem says that Balloonman is a little lame character which makes him unique. I
