Satyrs
group · 3 works · 3 mentions · 10 anchored passages
also in the atlas: Satyrs the figure
Chorus · Chorus of satyrs · Semi-chorus A · Semi-chorus B · children · children of Dionysus · satyrs · sons of a noble sire
in the texts
Bacchae
Wild woodland companions of Dionysus who join in the biennial festival rites of the mother goddess.
nearby, raving Satyrs were fulfilling the rites of the mother goddess, and they joined it to the dances of the biennial festivals, in which Dionysus rejoices.
Cyclops
The chorus of the satyr play, sons of Silenus and devotees of Dionysus, enslaved by Polyphemus and seeking return to their divine master
Up now, children of Dionysus, sons of a noble sire, soon will yon creature in the cave, relaxed in slumber as ye see him, spew from his shameless maw the meat.
As for us, henceforth will we be the servants of Bacchus, sharing the voyage of this hero Odysseus.
here by the caves I see a group of Satyrs.
Ichneutae
The satyr chorus is a noisy, comic tracking band that searches for Apollo's cattle, fears the lyre, questions Cyllene, and accuses Hermes.
The satyrs divide into two groups and begin sniffing around the stage.
For he did not inherit a thief’s nature from his father, nor does thievery hold sway in his mother’s family.
If there is anyone who has seen them, or heard about them, he would become my friend by telling me, and he would help me to help lord Phoebus.