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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