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Satyrs and Silens – Mythopedia Satyrs and silens were hybrid creatures—part human and part horse—who served as companions of the wine god Dionysus They lived in the forest, where they gained a reputation for revelry and for chasing after beautiful nymphs and Maenads
Marsyas – Mythopedia Marsyas was a satyr who roamed the woodlands of Phrygia A virtuoso of the panpipes, he foolishly challenged Apollo, the god of music himself, to a music contest Upon being defeated, Marsyas was flayed alive for his hubris
Cyclops (Play) – Mythopedia Euripides’ Cyclops is the only surviving satyr play from antiquity It is a burlesque retelling of the myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus
Ampelus – Mythopedia Ampelus—one of the half-human, half-animal satyrs—was known for his charming good looks He was a lover of the god Dionysus, who mourned him bitterly after his untimely death
Alcestis (Play) – Mythopedia Strangely, as the fourth play of its tetralogy, the Alcestis occupied the spot usually reserved for a satyr play Yet the Alcestis is clearly a tragedy, employing the diction, structure, and themes of the genre and lacking most of the basic stylistic features of satyr plays (such as explicit sexual themes and a chorus of satyrs)
Silenus – Mythopedia Silenus was the oldest, wisest, and wildest of the satyrs (or silens)—half-human, half-animal creatures in Dionysus’ drunken band of revelers Silenus was sometimes said to have been the tutor of the young Dionysus
Pan – Mythopedia Pan was the infamous god of shepherds and goatherds who hailed from Arcadia He was part-human and part-goat, and his days in the woods and countryside were spent singing, dancing, hunting, chasing nymphs, and playing his reed pipes
Nymphs – Mythopedia Nymphs and Satyr by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1873) Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA Public Domain By and large, nymphs were gentle and benevolent spirits who watched over mortals as well as gods In many traditions, nymphs were responsible for nursing the gods Zeus and Dionysus when they were still infants
Dionysus – Mythopedia Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, revelry, inspiration, and fertility His festivals famously featured intoxication and religious ecstasy
Antiope (daughter of Nycteus) – Mythopedia Antiope was the beautiful daughter of either King Nycteus of Thebes or of the river god Asopus Zeus fell in love with her and slept with her in the form of a satyr Fleeing to conceal her pregnancy, Antiope wound up in the custody of King Epopeus of Sicyon But she was forced to return to Thebes, where she was put in the care of her uncle Lycus