They are, in their hideous aspects and behavior, the contemporary form of an ancient beast of mythology, the satyr. There are multiple definitions of what a satyr actually is, or was, dating from ...

But at the time the work was in fact scandalous, as it depicted a number of frolicking nude maidens taunting an equally naked satyr. (Most similar paintings of that era tended to depict the satyr ...

The satyr girl sprang at her like a tiger ... As for their being partly goats, every one has something queer and fierce and like a beast in him. My husband has it when he breaks plates and ...

Satyr plays were typically considered raunchy ... island who end up getting Odysseus into trouble with the one-eyed beast. At one point in the play, Odysseus challenges the Cyclops in a debate ...