Instead, they were created as an iconographic element, probably based on satyr plays and ancient dance performances. Satyrs embodied hedonism, pleasure-seeking, and all the perks of being a human.

The three genres of drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most important of all, tragedy. Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked men in power for their vanity and foolishness.

but theatres proved to be so popular they soon spread all over Greece. Drama was classified according to three different types or genres: comedy, tragedy and satyr plays.