satyr
n.
faun, one of many minor woodland gods depicted as half man and half horse or goat, attendant of the god Dionysus (Greek Mythology); lecherous man, man with uncontrollable sexual desires
Satyr
In
Greek mythology, satyrs (in
Greek, Σάτυροι — Sátyroi) are a troop of male companions of
Pan and
Dionysus— "satyresses" were a late invention of poets— that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with male sex drive and vase-painters often portrayed them with uncontrollable erections.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
satyr
Noun
1. man with strong sexual desires
(synonym) lecher, lech, letch
(hypernym) pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate
2. one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
(synonym) forest god
(hypernym) Greek deity
(hyponym) Silenus
Satyr (der)
n.
satyr, faun, one of many minor woodland gods depicted as half man and half horse or goat; lecherous man, man with uncontrollable sexual desires; (Greek Mythology) attendant of the god Dionysus
Satyr
(n.)
The orang-outang.
(n.)
Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns.
(n.)
A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About