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Σάτῠρος

*saturos

Satyr

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What it meant

1. σάτυρος · satyros — Beekes

σάτυρος [m.] ‘Satyr’, mostly plur. as a designation of mythical beings, which belong to the company of Dionysus and are often represented as (male) goats (since Hes. Fr. 198, 2); metaphorically of apes with a tail (Paus., Ael.). *DER 1. Diminutive σατυρ-ίσκος [m.] (Theoc. et al.), also as a plant name (Ps.-Dsc.), iétov [n.] (Stratt.); 2. -τκός ‘satyr-like, belonging to the satyr play’ (Pl. X., Arist., etc.), … — [Beekes, s.v. σάτυρος, p. 1362]

2. σάτυρος · satyros — Chantraine

σάτυρος : m., employé surtout au pl, « satyre »; être mythique qui appartient à la suite de Dionysos et présente en principe l'aspect d'un bouc (mais ce point est discuté), cf. Nilsson, Gr. Rel. 1%, 232 sq., Brommer, Phil. 94, 1941, 222-298 ; les satyres constituent à l'origine le chœur du drame satyrique, cf. Lesky, Gesch. der griech. Literatur 252 sq. (Hés. fr. 123 MW, ion.-att., etc.) ; par métaphore, espèce de … — [Chantraine, s.v. σάτυρος, p. 1010]

3. σάτυρος · satyros — Frisk

σάτυρος m. “Satyr’, meist im Plur. als Bez. mythischer Naturwesen, die zur Gefolgschaft des Dionysos gehören und oft in Bocksgestalt dargestellt werden (seit Hes. Fr. 198, 2); übertr. als Bez. eines geschwänzten Affen (Paus,, Ael.). — Davon 1. die Demin. σατυρ-ίσκος m. (Theok. u. a.), auch als Pflanzenn. (Ps.-Dsk.), -ἔδιον n. (Stratt.); 2. -ἰκός “satyrhaft, zum Satyrspiel gehörig’ (Pl., X., Arist. usw.; Chantraine … — [Frisk, s.v. σάτυρος, p. 1653]

4. Σάτῠρος · Satyros — LSJ

Satyr

Satyr, first in Hes. (γένος οὐτιδανῶν Σατύρων καὶ ἀμηχανοεργῶν Fr. 198.2), cf. X. An. 1.2.13, Paus. 1.23.5, Sch. Theoc. 4.62; of Dionysus himself, AP 9.524; Σατύρων πρόσωπα as ornaments, Lys. Fr. 34.

2 lewd, goatish fellow

lewd, goatish fellow, Jul. Caes. 309d; βασιλεὺς Σατύρων, of Pericles, Hermipp. 46; σατύρα, ἡ, of a courtesan, Com.Adesp. 1352:—Socrates is called ὅδε ὁ Σ. from his appearance, Pl. Smp. 216c.

3 a kind of tailed ape

from their supposed likeness, a kind of tailed ape, Paus. 1.23.5 sq., Ael. NA 16.21.

b

a fabulous people in Ethiopia, D.S. 1.18.

4

= ἡ ἔντασις, Hsch.

II a play in which the Chorus consisted of Satyrs, Satyric drama

in pl., a play in which the Chorus consisted of Satyrs, Satyric drama, forming the fourth piece of a Tragic tetralogy, ὅταν Σατύρους ποιῇς Ar. Th. 157; ποηταὶ σατύρων SIG 711L 35 (Delph., ii B.C.); ἐν τοῖς Σ. οὒς Μενέδημον ἐπέγραψεν [Λυκόφρων] D.L. 2.140; ἐν Ὀμφάλῃ Σατύροις Str. 1.3.19. [Σᾰτῠρος; so that when the 1st syll. is long, Dor. Τίτυρος (q.v.) should prob. be restored.]

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Σάτῠρος (scan pp. 1362-1363; entry #5436).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Σάτῠρος (scan p. 1010; entry #7124).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Σάτῠρος (scan pp. 1653-1654; entry #5080). Root candidates: *ghaido-.

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