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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