GRE Word List

SATYR

a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry

The meaning of the word satyr is a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry.

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