satyr

Definition

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.

Etymology

From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Example Sentences

• "Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long. male variation of nymphs"