The shepherds in turn sit and admire the lovely jumps of the satyrs.
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Most of our knowledge ofsatyrplays is based on surviving fragments and the commentaries of contemporaries.
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Since cupids had to dance to the monster's music, and shepherds to that of the satyrs, the music needed to be kept fairly neutral.
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The women's chorus describes the blissful movements of the various bacchanalian creatures - satyrs, naiads, and the like who express themselves by running, shouting, jumping, and dancing.
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I suppose that the jealous young husband naturally thought of thesatyrof a non-commissioned officer who would be waiting to attack the virtue of his wife.
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The banquet was followed by a ballet of nymphs and satyrs.
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On the first of these occasions, the poem was said to be spoken by asatyrcarrying a conch shell.
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It was believed that orchids were the food of the satyrs, and incited them to excesses.
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Satyrions is a former name for orchids from their connection to satyrs.
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A vase-painting of asatyrcarrying a klismos chair on his shoulder shows how light such chairs were.
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One standard theme depicts satyrs, which symbolize ribaldry, with rhyta and wineskins.
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A notorious consumer of wine, he was usually drunk and had to be supported by satyrs or carried by a donkey.
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Taking pity on him, thesatyrinvites him home.
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When thesatyragain inquired the reason, he said that he did it to cool the food.
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There is not enough evidence to determine whether thesatyrplay regularly drew on the same myths as those dramatized in the tragedies that preceded.
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