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- Satyrs and Silens – Mythopedia
Satyrs and silens were hybrid creatures—part human and part horse—who served as companions of the wine god Dionysus They lived in the forest, where they gained a reputation for revelry and for chasing after beautiful nymphs and Maenads
- Ampelus – Mythopedia
Ampelus—one of the half-human, half-animal satyrs—was known for his charming good looks He was a lover of the god Dionysus, who mourned him bitterly after his untimely death
- Marsyas – Mythopedia
Marsyas was a satyr who roamed the woodlands of Phrygia A virtuoso of the panpipes, he foolishly challenged Apollo, the god of music himself, to a music contest Upon being defeated, Marsyas was flayed alive for his hubris
- Cyclops (Play) – Mythopedia
Euripides’ Cyclops is the only surviving satyr play from antiquity It is a burlesque retelling of the myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus
- Silenus – Mythopedia
Silenus was the oldest, wisest, and wildest of the satyrs (or silens)—half-human, half-animal creatures in Dionysus’ drunken band of revelers Silenus was sometimes said to have been the tutor of the young Dionysus
- Pan – Mythopedia
Pan was the infamous god of shepherds and goatherds who hailed from Arcadia He was part-human and part-goat, and his days in the woods and countryside were spent singing, dancing, hunting, chasing nymphs, and playing his reed pipes
- Alcestis (Play) – Mythopedia
Strangely, as the fourth play of its tetralogy, the Alcestis occupied the spot usually reserved for a satyr play Yet the Alcestis is clearly a tragedy, employing the diction, structure, and themes of the genre and lacking most of the basic stylistic features of satyr plays (such as explicit sexual themes and a chorus of satyrs)
- Nymphs – Mythopedia
Nymphs and Satyr by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1873) Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA Public Domain By and large, nymphs were gentle and benevolent spirits who watched over mortals as well as gods In many traditions, nymphs were responsible for nursing the gods Zeus and Dionysus when they were still infants
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