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Types of Greek Dramas The three genres of drama that emerged during ancient Greece were tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays.
The mosaic floor depicts two satyrs, half-man, half-goat nature spirits associated with the Greek god of wine and revelry, Dionysus.
ROME: A bronze statue of a dancing Greek satyr, which is believed to be 2,400 years old, went on display here on Monday amid controversy over what it is worth and who it really belongs to ...
In Greek mythology, the half-man, half-beast creatures known as satyrs were the raucous companions of Dionysus, the god of wine and theater. “Satyr Atlas,” the latest work in progress from the ...
In ancient Greece, kissing was not considered strictly romantic or intimate; rather, kissing was a often a greeting between ...
Be Here Now: Ancient Greek Satyr Play “Dionysia,” Reinvented by L.A.’s Poor Dog Group at EMPAC [Berkshire on Stage] ...
The painting that drew Carrie Nation's ire drew descendants of the prominent saloon keeper that saved it to its Peoria resting place on Thursday. Back in 1901, the legendary anti-saloon activis… ...
It comes from the Greek word saturos which we translate as satyr - a lascivious, mythological creature; half-man, half-goat, with unusually strong sexual desires.
The vulgar woodland spirits known as satyrs remain popular in modern works such as "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" and Disney's "Hercules." But the depiction ...