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satyr
satyr , in Greek mythology, part bestial, part human creature of the forests and mountains. Satyrs were usually represented as being very hairy and having the tails and ears of a horse and often the horns and legs of a goat. An important part of Dionysus' entourage, they were lustful, fertile creatu... Read more
silenus
silenus , in Greek mythology, part bestial and part human creature of the forests and mountains. Part of Dionysus' entourage, the sileni are usually represented as aged satyrs—drunken, jolly, bald, fat, bearded, and possessing horse ears. According to some myths they were prophets; but accordi... Read more
Faunus
Faunus , in Roman religion, woodland deity, protector of herds and crops. He was identified with the Greek Pan. His festival was observed on Dec. 5 with dancing and merrymaking. Another festival, the Lupercalia , held in February, is also generally believed to have been in honor of him. He was atte... Read more
Marsyas
Marsyas , in Greek mythology, Phrygian satyr. He found the flute that Athena had invented but had thrown away. He became so skillful with the instrument that he challenged the lyre-playing Apollo to a contest. Apollo accepted on the condition that the victor might do as he would with the vanquished.... Read more
Midas
Midas , in Greek mythology, king of Phrygia. Because he befriended Silenus, the oldest of the satyrs, Dionysus granted him the power to turn everything into gold by touch. But when even the food that he touched turned to gold, Midas begged to be relieved of his gift. Dionysus allowed him to wash awa... Read more
John Wilmot Rochester, 2d earl of
John Wilmot Rochester, 2d earl of 1647-80, English poet and courtier, b. Ditchley, Oxfordshire. Most notorious and dissolute of the Restoration rakes, he lost the favor of Charles II on several occasions because of his recklessness. His most celebrated poem is his Satyr Against Mankind (1675). Al... Read more
Sir David Lindsay
Sir David Lindsay , c.1490-c.1555, Scottish poet. He was a courtier and diplomat by profession. As a writer he was a harsh satirist and moralist who directed most of his invective against the Roman Catholic Church. He never formally left the church, but his exposure of its abuses gives him a place s... Read more
nymph
nymph , in Greek mythology, female divinity associated with various natural objects. It is uncertain whether they were immortal or merely long-lived. There was an infinite variety of nymphs. Some represented various localities, e.g., acheloids, or nymphs of the River Achelous; others were identified... Read more
Praxiteles
Praxiteles , fl. c.370-c.330 BC, famous Attic sculptor, probably the son of Cephisodotus . His Hermes with the Infant Dionysus, found in the Heraeum, Olympia, in 1877, is the only example of an undisputed extant original by any of the greatest ancient masters. It was found in the same place where... Read more
Sophocles
Sophocles , c.496 BC-406 BC, Greek tragic dramatist, younger contemporary of Aeschylus and older contemporary of Euripides , b. Colonus, near Athens. A man of wealth, charm, and genius, Sophocles was given posts of responsibility in peace and in war by the Athenians. He was a general and a priest... Read more

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Satyr-Drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Satyr-Drama, in ancient Athens, burlesque plays...in connection with the Dionysia . In the satyr-plays a heroic figure, sometimes the chief...tail of a horse. The characteristics of satyr-drama were swift action, vigorous dancing...
satyr
Book article from: World Encyclopedia satyr In Greek mythology, god of the woods and attendant of Dionysus . Sensual and lascivious, satyrs were later depicted by the Romans as goat-legged, goat-bearded men with budding horns. Satyr is also the common name for any butterfly of the Satyridae family.
satyr drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature satyr drama, a humorous piece with a chorus of satyrs that authors in the 5th and 4th cents bc were expected to append to tragic trilogies...
Mac Flecknoe, or A Satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet, T. S.
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Mac Flecknoe, or A Satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet, T. S., a mock-epic poem by Dryden (1682; definitive edn, 1684). The outcome...
Aeschylus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...tragedies with a connecting theme and a comic satyr play. It embraced Phineus, The Persians, Glaucus of Potniae, and the satyr play Prometheus, the Fire Kindler...The Seven against Thebes, and the satyr play The Sphinx. In 463 he won first...
Tetralogy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...tragic plays followed by a burlesque of the main theme in a satyr-drama . This rule was followed by Aeschylus , whose Oresteia...trilogy to survive, and it is reasonable to suppose that the satyr-drama which followed it dealt also with the House of Atreus...
Sophocles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Seven complete tragedies (difficult to date), part of a satyr play, and over 1,000 fragments survive. Ajax is perhaps...great beauty and power. There is also extant about half of a satyr play ( Ichneutae or The Trackers, written perhaps c.460...
Greek drama
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...civilization. It took three forms – tragedy , comedy and satyr plays. Tragedy and comedy were the two main forms. Tragedy...323–27 bc), especially in the work of Menander . Satyr plays were bawdy works written to accompany tragedies.
Torquato Tasso
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...life, projecting its civility and refined sensibility into a world of myth where only gentle sentiments can survive. Even the satyr, ostensibly the embodiment of animal lust, is a sensitive and madrigalizing creature. The expression of love in both dialogue...
Rodin, Auguste
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...The Shape of Genius. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1993. Grunfeld, Frederic R. Rodin: A Biography. New York: Holt, 1987. Sutton, Denys. Triumphant Satyr: The World of Auguste Rodin. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1967.

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satyr
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible satyr The translation in NJB at Lev. 17: 7 for ‘goat-demons’ (NRSV...projecting from the forehead, and the tail of a goat. So the translation of the Hebrew sa'ir as satyr has a certain appropriateness.
Barberini Faun
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Barberini Faun (or Sleeping Satyr ). Hellenistic marble statue of a satyr sprawled in drunken sleep (Glyptothek, Munich). It is first recorded in the possession of Cardinal Franceso Barberini in 1628, and during the 17th and particularly...
tetralogy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...four related literary or operatic works. ∎  a series of four ancient Greek dramas, three tragedies and one satyr play, originally presented together. 2. Med. a set of four related symptoms or abnormalities frequently occurring together...
cloven hoof
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...foot of ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, and deer. ∎  a similar foot ascribed to a satyr, the god Pan, or to the Devil, sometimes used as a symbol of the Devil. DERIVATIVES: clo·ven-hoofed adj. clo...
woodwose
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable woodwose a wild man of the woods; a savage; a satyr, a faun; the representation of such a being, as a decoration or as a heraldic bearing or supporter. The term is recorded from late Old English, and the first element wood means ‘mad’.
Pierné, (Henri Constant) Gabriel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...becoming prin. cond. 1910–34. Works incl. ballet Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied (Cydalise and the Satyr), 1923, from which comes the ‘Entry of the Little Fauns’; oratorios La Croisade des Enfants (The...
wild man of the wood
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...medieval times to at least the 19th century. Woodwose, wooser, and ooser are English names for him. He has something of the satyr or faun about him, without the lubricity. Owain , Lailoken , Merlin , and Suibne (see BUILE SHUIBHNE [The Frenzy of Suibne...
dwarf
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...especially common in the Celtic world, as compared with Norse or Arthurian traditions. The most celebrated is probably the satyr-like fenodyree , a leading figure in the folklore of the Isle of Man . Welsh dwarfs are more unattractive than those of Ireland...
Jordaens, Jacob
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...canvases of hearty rollicking peasants. Two of his favourite subjects, which he depicted several times, are ‘The Satyr and the Peasant’, based on one of Aesop's fables, and ‘The King Drinks’, which depicts...
Scratch
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Scratch (dial.) usu. Old S ., the Devil. XVIII. alt. of (dial.) scrat (XV) hermaphrodite — ON. skrat(t)i wizard, goblin, monster, rel. to OHG. scrato (G. schrat ) satyr, sprite.

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butterfly
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...lady patch peacock pearly eye pixie powdered skipper purple purplewing queen question mark red admiral ringlet roadside skipper satyr scallopwing scrub hairstreak shoemaker silverdrop silverspot skipper skipperling soldier sootywing sulfur/sulphur swallowtail...
monster
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Lilith Loch Ness Monster loup-garou lycanthrope manticore mermaid merman Minotaur Nessie Ogopogo orc Pegasus phoenix Sasquatch satyr Scylla sea serpent sea snake shape-shifter siren Sphinx thunderbird Tiamat troll Typhon unicorn urchin vampire werewolf windigo...

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Population Structure of the Endangered Mitchell's Satyr, Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii (French): Implications for Conservation
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...history of the endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly, Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii...with recovery, we examined Mitchell's satyr butterfly population structure using mark...probabilities and recover Mitchell's satyr butterfly. INTRODUCTION Mitchell's satyr...
Satyr songs.(five poems)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...want ..." --Byron, Don Juan A Common Satyr and poet, I want a hero who reaches up...Kochel 44, his concerto for woodwinds and satyr hooves, brought "rams" to court before...the floor? My mother told me Jesus was a satyr so I wouldn't feel bad at Christmas without...
Raymond Waddington. Aretino's Satyr: Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth Century Literature and Art.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Italica; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; Raymond Waddington. Aretino's Satyr: Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth...as-prophet portrait, and many variations of the satyr or the silenus (a philosophical satyr), including the phallic-satyr head. In many cases...
Satyr song.(The Poet on the Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...knew it. You, Stanley, are a bronze satyr,' and she whacked my erect penis with...parents. They had never told me I was a satyr. My mother's explanation, 'You know...wearing a hat, or perhaps because I was a satyr. My mother offered me hers, a brown...
Satyr Drama: Tragedy at Play.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2006; 455 words ; 1905125038 Satyr drama; tragedy at play. Ed. by George...scholarship and future directions for research on satyr drama. In addition to the play itself...consider prosatyric drama; fragments of other satyr dramas; the intellectual currents in which...
Habitat Use by the Federally Endangered Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) in a Michigan Prairie Fen
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ABSTRACT.- Mitchell's satyr (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) is...colonies. INTRODUCTION Mitchell's satyr (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) is...occupied or suitable habitat could enhance satyr populations. To assess the potential...
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON MITCHELL'S SATYR BUTTERFLY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/20/2007; 680 words ; ...the federally endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly. In southern Michigan and northern Indiana, the Mitchell's satyr lives in fens or localized wetland habitats...imperiled this butterfly. "The Mitchell's satyr is one of the most imperiled butterflies...
Robert Gould's attacks on the London stage, 1689 and 1709: the two versions of "The Playhouse: A Satyr".
Magazine article from: Philological Quarterly; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...to Robert Gould's "The Playhouse: A Satyr," first published in a collection of...I shall argue that "The Playhouse: A Satyr" is in fact an important primary source...Sloane. (4) Because "The Playhouse: A Satyr" was not separately published, it did...
Satyr Song.(Four Poems)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 7/1/2004; ; 636 words ; ...the public whispered. No one noticed I was in fact a bronze satyr, my goat feet, my tail, my erect penis. I loved confusion...lined up on their knees in white for first communion. A proper satyr, I took half a dozen from behind. The wafers danced on their...
'When sex rears its head, says Barbara Cartland, a woman should be a nymph fleeing from a satyr'
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/16/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...a woman should always appear to be a nymph fleeing from a satyr." Those of you shocked by the advice of Tracey Cox, "sex...Love & Sex will relish such counsel. Like a nymph fleeing a satyr, eh? One strives to imagine a coquettish Ms Cartland, her...