Sā'tyr, n.

(sā'tur) (Synop., §130), n. [Fr. satyre, Pr. satiri, Sp. & It. satiro, Pg. satyro, Lat. satyrus, Gr. σάτυρος.] (Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as a monster, 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.