Hypertext Webster Gateway: "satyr"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Satyr \Sa"tyr\ (?; 277), n. [L. satyrus, Gr. ?: cf. F. satyre.]
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. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of butterflies
belonging to the family {Nymphalid[ae]}. Their colors are
commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings.
Called also {meadow browns}.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The orang-outang.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
satyr
n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: {lecher}]
2: one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus;
identified with Roman fauns [syn: {forest god}]
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