1) Father of Dionysus 2) Foster father of Bacchus 3) God of wine and fertility 4) Greek deity
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1) Satyr
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tipsy person
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• (n.) See Wanderoo.
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(from the article `Midas`) According to the myth, Midas found the wandering Silenus, the satyr and companion of the god Dionysus. For his kind treatment of Silenus Midas was ...
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(from the article `Satyr and Silenus`) in Greek mythology, creatures of the wild, part man and part beast, who in Classical times were closely associated with the god Dionysus. Their ... ...a companion of Heracles. Even the gentle Muses (goddesses of the arts and sciences) blinded their human rivals, such as the bard Thamyris. Satyrs .....
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chief of the satyrs.
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In Greek mythology, an aged
satyr, son of Hermes or Pan, and companion of
Dionysus. He is represented as jovial, fa...
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Si·le'nus noun [ Latin
Silenus the tutor and attendant of Bacchus.]
(Zoology) See
Wanderoo .
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Silenus was a satyr. He was usually drunk!
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[
n] - any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs) 2. [n] - the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus
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noun the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey
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