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psykter c th b.c., british museum the satyroi (satyrs) were rustic fertility spirits of the countryside and wilds. they consorted with the nymphai (nymphs) and were companions of the gods dionysos , hermes , hephaistos , pan , rhea-kybele and gaia . satyroi were depicted as animalistic men with asinine ears
(eurip. cycl. , , .) the appearance of the satyrs is described by later writers as robust, and rough, though with various modifications, but their general features are as follows: the hair is bristly, the nose round and somewhat turned upwards, the ears pointed at the top like those of animals (whence...
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