Satyr

Satyr
Etymology
Pronounciation	say-tur
Plural	Satyrs
Wikipedia	Satyr
About
Element	Land fae
Series References
Novels	Late Eclipses One Salt Sea A Red-Rose Chain The Unkindest Tide

Satyrs are a land fae with goat legs. They are highly sexual fae; even married Satyrs are predisposed to having affairs. One first appears in Late Eclipses.

Characters

Rodrick

Rodrick is the first mate of Amphitrite. He runs the ship that Toby, the Luidaeg, and their allies take to the Duchy of Ships for the Convocation of Consequences.

Unnamed Characters

• The husband of Toby's unnamed Silene client is a Satyr.
• Marcia talks to a pair of Satyrs in Goldengreen.
• A Satyr acts as guard for the False Queen.

Quotes

Late Eclipses

• “She should never have married a Satyr if she didn’t want him looking at other women, since that’s basically what Satyrs are built to do. [...] Her suspicions weren’t unfounded: her goat-boy husband was getting a little extramarital action from the Hind two streets over, a doe-eyed lady if there ever was one.” (Ch. 1)

One Salt Sea

• "Marcia was sitting on the edge of the polished brass fountain at the corner of the room, chatting amiably with a pair of satyrs [...] The Satyr nodded his appreciation and grabbed his companion’s hand, hauling him from the room. The sound of their hooves on the floor faded down the hall. I sighed.” (Ch. 10)
• “Satyrs are half-goat, half-man. Glastigs are three-quarters man, one-quarter goat” (Ch. 27)
• ““October Daye, you are under arrest—” began one of the guards, a broad-shouldered Satyr with holes cut in his helmet to allow his horns to curl through.” (Ch. 19)

Chimes at Midnight

• ““October Daye, you are under arrest—” began one of the guards, a broad-shouldered Satyr with holes cut in his helmet to allow his horns to curl through.” (Ch. 19)

A Red-Rose Chain

• “There were no Satyrs, Hinds, Fauns, or Huldra in the crowd. There weren’t even any Cornish Pixies or Harpies. Everyone fit the same basic mold of tall, bipedal, and pretty.” (Ch. 17)

The Unkindest Tide

• “A Satyr appeared at the top of the gangplank, dressed in a long black coat that wouldn’t have looked out of place on a pirate ship, with a tricornered hat perched jauntily on his head. His hooves seemed to have been treated with something that helped them grip the deck, because his steps were steady and sure, even as he bowed deeply to the lot of us.” (Ch. 4)

Mythology

In Greek mythology, the Satyr is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection. Early artistic representations sometimes include horse-like legs, but, by the sixth century BC, they were more often represented with human legs. Comically hideous, they have mane-like hair, bestial faces, and snub noses and are always shown naked. Satyrs were characterized by their ribaldry and were known as lovers of wine, music, dancing, and women. They were companions of the god Dionysus and were believed to inhabit remote locales, such as woodlands, mountains, and pastures. They often attempted to seduce or rape nymphs and mortal women alike, usually with little success. They are sometimes shown masturbating or engaging in bestiality.

In classical Athens, satyrs made up the chorus in a genre of play known as a "satyr play", which was a parody of tragedy and was known for its bawdy and obscene humor.

Over the course of Greek history, satyrs gradually became portrayed as more human and less bestial. They also began to acquire goat-like characteristics in some depictions as a result of conflation with the Pans, plural forms of the god Pan with the legs and horns of goats. The Romans identified satyrs with their native nature spirits, fauns.

Representations of satyrs cavorting with nymphs have been common in western art, with many famous artists creating works on the theme.