The term satyriasis refers to a medical condition in males characterized by excessive sexual desire. According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, the name "satyr" is sometimes derogatorily applied to a "brutish or lustful man". Satyrs are usually indistinguishable from silenoi, whose iconography is virtually identical. Eric Partridge suggested that the name may be related to the root sat-, meaning "to sow", which has also been proposed as the root of the name of the Roman god Saturn.
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Another proposed etymology derives the name from an ancient Peloponnesian word meaning "the full ones", alluding to their permanent state of sexual arousal. This proposal may be supported by the fact that Euripides at one point refers to satyrs as theres. Some scholars have linked the second part of name to the root of the Greek word θηρίον ( thēríon), meaning "wild animal". The etymology of the term satyr ( Greek: σάτυρος, sátyros) is unclear, and several different etymologies have been proposed for it, including a possible Pre-Greek origin. 5.5 Twentieth and twenty-first centuries.They commonly appear in works of fantasy and children's literature, in which they are most often referred to as "fauns". Since the beginning of the twentieth century, satyrs have generally lost much of their characteristic obscenity, becoming more tame and domestic figures. Representations of satyrs cavorting with nymphs have been common in western art, with many famous artists creating works on the theme. Since the Renaissance, satyrs have been most often represented with the legs and horns of goats. Eventually the distinction between the two was lost entirely. The Romans identified satyrs with their native nature spirits, fauns. They also began to acquire goat-like characteristics in some depictions as a result of conflation with the Pans, plural forms of the god Pan with the legs and horns of goats. Over the course of Greek history, satyrs gradually became portrayed as more human and less bestial. The satyr Silenus was the tutor of the young Dionysus and a story from Ionia told of a silenos who gave sound advice when captured. Though superficially ridiculous, satyrs were also thought to possess useful knowledge, if they could be coaxed into revealing it. In mythology, the satyr Marsyas is said to have challenged the god Apollo to a musical contest and been flayed alive for his hubris. The only complete surviving play of this genre is Cyclops by Euripides, although a significant portion of Sophocles's Ichneutae has also survived. In classical Athens, satyrs made up the chorus in a genre of play known as a " satyr play", which was a parody of tragedy and known for its bawdy and obscene humor. They are sometimes shown masturbating or engaging in bestiality. They often attempted to seduce or rape nymphs and mortal women alike, usually with little success. They were companions of the god Dionysus and were believed to inhabit remote locales, such as woodlands, mountains, and pastures. Satyrs were characterized by their ribaldry and were known as lovers of wine, music, dancing, and women. Comically hideous, they have mane-like hair, bestial faces, and snub noses and are always shown naked. Early artistic representations sometimes include horse-like legs, but, by the sixth century BC, they were more often represented with human legs. sátyros, pronounced ), also known as a silenus or silenos ( Greek: σειληνός seilēnós ), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection. In Greek mythology, a satyr ( Greek: σάτυρος, translit. 520–500 BC, showing an ithyphallic satyr holding an aulos, a kind of ancient Greek woodwind instrument. Attic red-figure plate from Vulci, Etruria, dated c.
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