, on an Attic red-figured psykter, ca. 500-490 BC.]]In Greek mythology, satyrs (in Greek, ??????? — Sátyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus? "satyresses" 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 uncontrollable erections. Mythology The satyrs' chief was called Silenus, a minor deity associated (like Hermes and Priapus) with fertility. These characters can be found in the only remaining satyr play Cyclops by Euripedes and the fragments of Sophocles' The Tracking Satyrs (Ichneutae). The satyr play was a lighthearted follow-up attached to the end of each trilogy of tragedies in Athenian festivals honoring Dionysus. These plays would take a lighthearted approach to the heavier subject matter of the tragedies in the series, featuring

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