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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 creatures, always merrily drinking and dancing. The satyr was similar in appearance to the silenus and Faunus .

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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.

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satyr woodland god or demon, half man half beast, of lustful propensities. XIV. — (O)F. satyre or L. satyrus — Gr. sáturos.
So satyric epithet of the Gr. drama in which the chorus were habited as satyrs. XVII. — L. — Gr.

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