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satyr (sā`tər, săt`ər), 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 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.
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satyr

1. Greek myth one of a class of sylvan deities, represented as goatlike men who drank and danced in the train of Dionysus and chased the nymphs

2. a man who has satyriasis

3. any of various butterflies of the genus Satyrus and related genera, having dark wings often marked with eyespots: family Satyridae

Satyr

in ancient Greek mythology, a forest deity and demon of fertility found in the retinue of the god Dionysus. In myths satyrs are depicted as lascivious and half-drunk deities who wander through the forests, dancing round dances with nymphs.

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After counting a surprising number of Red-spotted Purples flapping and gliding lazily along a row of willows, the team left the Trace to stroll through the pine woods in search of Eastern Pine Elfins and Little Wood Satyrs.

A fine day for butterflies. (Gardening) by Freeman, Jean Todd / Mississippi Magazine

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