He had the reputation of a satyr. From LearnThat.org.
The man was quite right, and the satyr was a fool. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
He had smiled grimly on being described as a satyr!. From Wordnik.com. [From the Housetops] Reference
The cook wanted to chase him out with a meat cleaver, but steward held him back saying that the satyr was a guest of the king. From Wordnik.com. [Storynory - Stories For Kids] Reference
Yes, Drew, our modern idea of the satyr is the Greek image conflated with the Italic deity of Faunus, who had the horns and goat legs. From Wordnik.com. [Pan and Satyrs] Reference
It's called the satyr plague, which should give you some idea of its nature. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
Corresponding with this youthful satyr, we have on the left. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
"Neither, Lieutenant; it's a side effect of the satyr plague.". From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
Page 52 the right side, a bearded satyr, with flowing panther-skin. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
So saying, he resumed his natural figure, and became like a satyr of the wood. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
A satyr lifts her vest, while Silenus and other figures look on in admiration. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery. From Wordnik.com. [Orrain A Romance] Reference
On the left is a medallion of a satyr and nymph; the opposite medallion is destroyed. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
They were already at table when Choulette appeared, with the face of an antique satyr. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Bacchus being carried by a satyr brandishing a thyrsus, and a torch-bearing bacchante. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
With breath reeking of drink, with bloodshot eyes and reeling step, the satyr entered. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of a Turkish Bath] Reference
Here a laughing satyr was perched on the top of a fountain, spouting water in a silvery arc. From Wordnik.com. [The 1926 Tatler] Reference
A fragment of a marble frieze shows a satyr with a thyrsos and laurel crown performing a wild. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
"The laughing nymph looks as if bent on making the grim satyr give way to mirth," said Vaura. From Wordnik.com. [A Heart-Song of To-day] Reference
He was a man of a great and ready wit; full of life, and very pleasant; much turned to satyr. From Wordnik.com. [Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles] Reference
"Graduation night, then the first time we got together after you managed to catch the satyr bug.". From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
A girlish satyr most intent upon the echoes that she makes when blowing through her double pipes. From Wordnik.com. [Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts] Reference
ANTIOPE, to whom Zeus appeared under the form of a satyr, was the daughter of Nicteus, king of Thebes. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
Littimer looked at Chris with a puzzled expression for a moment, and then his features relaxed into a satyr-like grin. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
With his huge tapered head and pocked face partially hidden by a short beard, I always think of him as a bedraggled satyr. From Wordnik.com. [Key West with Poo and Company] Reference
For a little he would look, they uncomfortable, then he would smile most grim, a satyr, as Gilian told himself, more than ever. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
It was only that Archelaus, old as he was, still retained the quality of a satyr, of something oddly malevolent, that boded ill. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Bread] Reference
He lifted his hand, stroked again the tangled beard, then made a gesture, a large animal gesture -- still the satyr -- to the sky. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
The satyr virus isn't very high on the scale, I agree, but it is life, with no detectable connection to any other form in the Kingdoms. From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
At the left we observe first a bearded satyr with torch and flowing panther-skin (IX a), pursuing a pirate, who flees to the left (IX b). From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
The voices are superb: Danny DeVito as a pugnacious satyr, Susan Egan as the sultry bad girl who wants to be good and especially James Woods as Hades. From Wordnik.com. [Unholy Hades] Reference
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