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Definitions for: Satyr [n] one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
[n] man with strong sexual desires
Webster (1913) Definition: Sa"tyr (?; 277), n. [L. satyrus, Gr. ?: cf. F. satyre.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as
part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous
merriment and lasciviousness.
Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel,
From the glad sound would not be absent long.
--Milton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of butterflies
belonging to the family Nymphalid[ae]. Their colors are
commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings.
Called also meadow browns.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The orang-outang.
Synonyms: forest god, lecher
See Also: degenerate, deviant, deviate, Greek deity, pervert, Silenus
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