Definition of Satyr
Satyr
sa·tyr
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
(Greek mythology) one of the forest/woodland gods, typically having a man’s body with the ears, tail, and sometimes legs of a horse or goat, and often portrayed as being drunken or lustful;
e.g. The painting showed a satyr playing the reed pipes and dancing near a lake.
(noun)
a man who has or shows overly strong sexual desires;
e.g. He was a satyr in his youth, but he has changed and settled down since then.
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