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Satyrs & Fauns
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/1fbe235d-5093-4954-9756-08bcbc8d4ac5/57745828-097D-4440-8E0F-D9D4295D3C02/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satyr&oldid=293534901" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satyr&oldid=293534901" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satyr&oldid=293534901"><H1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading">Satyr</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satyr&oldid=293534901"><B>satyrs</B> (<A class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language">Ancient Greek</A>: <SPAN lang="grc" xml:lang="grc">Σάτυροι</SPAN>, <I>Satyroi</I>) are a troop of male companions of <A title="Pan (mythology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_(mythology)">Pan</A> and <A title="Dionysus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus">Dionysus</A> — "<A title="Satyress" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyress">satyresses</A>" were a late invention of poets — that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with sex drive and vase-painters often portrayed them with perpetual <A class="mw-redirect" title="Erections" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erections">erections</A>.</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Komos_Douris_BM_E768.jpg" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Komos_Douris_BM_E768.jpg" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Komos_Douris_BM_E768.jpg"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/en.wikipedia.org/img/70F3F59E-B369-45CF-8BF5-E2DD2409D8E5" alt="File:Komos Douris BM E768.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Satyros_Cdm_Paris_509.jpg" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Satyros_Cdm_Paris_509.jpg" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Satyros_Cdm_Paris_509.jpg"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/en.wikipedia.org/img/E795F637-58CA-4D05-B1A1-220CA36E24C5" alt="File:Satyros Cdm Paris 509.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satyr&oldid=293534901" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satyr&oldid=293534901" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satyr&oldid=293534901"><A title="Pottery of ancient Greece" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery_of_ancient_Greece">vases</A> depict mature satyrs as being strongly built with flat noses, large pointed ears, long curly hair, and full <A title="Beard" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard">beards</A>, with <A title="Wreath" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreath">wreaths</A> of vine or ivy circling their balding heads</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faun&oldid=294258409" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faun&oldid=294258409" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faun&oldid=294258409"><H1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading">Faun</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faun&oldid=294258409"> <A title="Roman mythology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology">Roman mythology</A>, <B>fauns</B> are place-spirits (<I><A title="Genius (mythology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_(mythology)">genii</A></I>) of untamed woodland. Romans connected their fauns with the Greek <A title="Satyr" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyr">satyrs</A>, wild and orgiastic drunken followers of <A title="Bacchus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacchus">Bacchus</A> </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faun&oldid=294258409">However, fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures. Both have horns and both resemble <A class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic goat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_goat">goats</A> below the waist, humans above; but originally satyrs had human feet, fauns <A title="Cloven hoof" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloven_hoof">goatlike hooves</A>.</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://huskie666.deviantart.com/art/The-Satyr-33018484" href="http://huskie666.deviantart.com/art/The-Satyr-33018484" style="font-size: 11px;">huskie666.deviantart.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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