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sa·tyr
/ˈsetɚ/
好色之徒,森林之神
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sa·tyr
n.
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.
Zool.
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
.
3.
Zool.
The
orang-outang
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
satyr
n
1:
man
with
strong
sexual
desires
[
syn
:
lecher
,
lech
,
letch
]
2:
one
of
a
class
of
woodland
deities
;
attendant
on
Bacchus
;
identified
with
Roman
fauns
[
syn
:
forest god
]
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Satyr
hairy
one
.
Mentioned
in
Greek
mythology
as
a
creature
composed
of
a
man
and
a
goat
,
supposed
to
inhabit
wild
and
desolate
regions
.
The
Hebrew
word
is
rendered
also
"
goat
" (
Lev
. 4:24)
and
"
devil
", i.e.,
an
idol
in
the
form
of
a
goat
(17:7; 2
Chr
.
11:15).
When
it
is
said
(
Isa
. 13:21;
comp
. 34:14) "
the
satyrs
shall
dance
there
,"
the
meaning
is
that
the
place
referred
to
shall
become
a
desolate
waste
.
Some
render
the
Hebrew
word
"
baboon
,"
a
species
of
which
is
found
in
Babylonia
.
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