Σάτυρος
Σάτυρος
Σάτῠρος, ὁ,
a Satyr, companion of Bacchus, Hes., etc.: the Satyrs were represented with pointed ears, snub nose, goatʼs tail, and budding horns: later, goatsʼ legs were added. They differed from Pan and Fauns by the want of real horns.
a play in which the chorus consisted of Satyrs, the Satyric drama (not to be confounded with the Rom. Satura or Satira), Ar. It formed the fourth piece of a Tragic tetralogy: the only Satyric drama extant is the Cyclops of Eur.
deriv. uncertain
a Satyr; pr. n. Satyrus
Headword (normalized):
σάτυρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σατυρος
Intro Text:
Σάτυρος
Σάτῠρος, ὁ,
a Satyr, companion of Bacchus, Hes., etc.: the Satyrs were represented with pointed ears, snub nose, goatʼs tail, and budding horns: later, goatsʼ legs were added. They differed from Pan and Fauns by the want of real horns.
a play in which the chorus consisted of Satyrs, the Satyric drama (not to be confounded with the Rom. Satura or Satira), Ar. It formed the fourth piece of a Tragic tetralogy: the only Satyric drama extant is the Cyclops of Eur.
deriv. uncertain
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29351
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