satyr - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • depict: One of the more remarkable intaglios depicts a satyr holding a bunch of grapes, in a silver ring from Weybourne in Norfolk.

Adjective modifier

  • female: She is a kind of female satyr, who resides in caves and strangles and perverts men.
  • little: The little satyrs have stolen his lance - a joke to show that he is now disarmed.

Modifies a noun

  • play: Except in the satyr play, theater seems to eschew naked flesh.
  • drama: How did satyr drama relate to comedy and tragedy; how closely was it tied to its tragic trilogy?

Noun used with modifier

  • dancing: Hence, perhaps, her pose leaning against a plinth bearing a statuette of a dancing satyr.

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