What is Satyr?
[[File:Crátera ática de columnas (M.A.N. 1999-99-65) 02.jpg|thumb|Satyr]] 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 [[Horn (anatomy)|horns]] on their heads. Satyrs were usually companions of [[Dionysus]] and [[Pan (mythology)|Pan]]. They are often shown in art chasing after [[nymph]]s and were associated with [[nature]] and [[fertility]]. Sometimes satyrs were figured as the leader of drunks and pageantry. == Gallery == <gallery> Nymphs and Satyr, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.jpg | ''[[Nymphs and Satyr]]'' ([[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]], 1873). SatryWithWomen.jpg | ''Satyr on a mountain goat, drinking with women'', in a [[Gandhara relief]] of 2nd–4th century CE. Carracci Le Satyre et la Nymphe.jpg | ''Satyr's [[public sex]] with a nymph''. A sketch of [[Agostino Carracci]]. Hirschvogel_Satyr.jpg | ''Fight between Satyr and a woman'', A sketch of [[Augustin Hirschvogel]]. </gallery> ==Related pages== *[[Satyr play]] == Other websites == *{{Commonscat-inline|Satyrs}} {{Ancient Greece: Arts and Culture}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Greek legendary creatures]]