Joker Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) My dd, 9, is reading "The Lightning Thief" and she asked about this word. I looked it up and I'm still not sure what to tell her. I started explaining thinking it meant satire, but that doesn't fit. Please help. Thanks! I meant satyr! Sorry, I can't change the title - arrgh! Edited September 5, 2009 by Horton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Bottom half goat, top half man. You don't want to get into it any further than that. The "real" satyrs were very s*xualized. Try looking up satyr (no e on the end). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loupelou Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Perhaps it is referring to a satyr? From Greek mythology these are the troup of males that accompany Pan and Dionysus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I just read about this in one of my goat books. The author was talking about how undiscriminating male goats are about who they breed. That lead to the god, Pan and Satyrs being depicted as goats, and is also the reason that the devil is often described as having hoofs and horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Yes, Lolly, that is why I asked you guys. I looked it up on wiki and thought there must be a mistake. Thanks - she said that made sense because he has a friend that is half goat. (would have been nice to know before my search) :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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