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Walter Crane's illustration of the fable of "The Satyr and the Peasant" from Baby's Own Aesop (London, 1887)

A satyr is a creature from Greek mythology. They are usually depicted with the upper half of a human and the legs of a goat, and horns on their heads. Satyrs were usually companions of Dionysus and Pan. They are often shown in art chasing after nymphs and were associated with nature and fertility.

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  • Leshy (1906)

    According to M. L. West, satyrs bear similarities to figures in other Indo-European mythologies, such as the Slavic lešiy (pictured) and some form of similar entity probably originated in Proto-Indo-European mythology.

  • Greek - Appliqué with Satyr Walking to Left - Walters 71557 (cropped)

    This Hellenistic satyr wears a rustic perizoma (loincloth) and carries a pedum (shepherd's crook). Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

  • Arretine Pottery, portion of bearded satyr, emptying a wine-skin

    portion of bearded satyr, emptying a wine-skin, Ceramic, Arretine ware, Roman, Augustan Period 31 B.C.–A.D. 14

  • F13r-aberdeen-best

    Medieval depiction of a satyr from the Aberdeen Bestiary, holding a wand resembling a jester's club. Medieval bestiaries conflated satyrs with western European wild men.

  • Febo Mari 1917

    Scene from Febo Mari's 1917 silent film Il Fauno, about a statue of a faun that comes to life and falls in love with a female model

  • LIFEMagazine26Apr1923

    Satyr and Pan by Cory Kilvert (Life, 26 Apr 1923)

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