satyrs

     

In Greek mythology, satyrs (in Greek, Σάτυροι — Sátyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan an Dionysus— "satyresses" were a late invention of poets— that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with sex drive and vase-painters often portrayed them with uncontrollable erections.

Trivia about satyrs

  • These attendants of Dionysus, part man & part animal, were famous for chasing nymphs
  • Many ancient Greek plays featured a chorus of these mythical goat-men
  • A genre of plays takes its name form these lusty creatures, shown as half-man & half-goat, whose antics it depicted
  • These lascivious woodland deities, a goat-man hybrid, were followers of both Pan & Dionysus
  • In Greek myth these lustful forest gods who were part goat attended Dionysus
  • One knows sitars are stringed instruments & these are Greek deities that have the legs of a goat
  • These goaty creatures who form the chorus of Euripides' "Cyclops" sure make a lot of body part jokes

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