satyr
IPA: sˈætɪr
noun
- (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
- (Roman mythology) Synonym of faun
- (by extension) A lecherous man.
- Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
- (obsolete) The orangutan.
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Examples of "satyr" in Sentences
- Saturday is also named for the Satyr.
- A Faun is the Roman equivalent of a Greek Satyr.
- Their mythical beasts are the minotaur and satyr.
- The hare was the symbol of the shy and timid satyr.
- For the etymology of the words, see nymph and satyr.
- You are the sweetest Satyr in the history of the world.
- The banquet was followed by a ballet of nymphs and satyrs.
- The nymphs clearly want to bring the satyr into their world.
- Hercules stops him, but then the satyr challenges the demigod.
- Between the arches is a gargoyle in the form of a satyr's head.
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