Satyr

Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs (Pan(god)). He is half human and half goat. He walks on his two hooves and large horns reach to the sky off his head. He has two arms of skin and two legs of fur. Pan is a God that everyone feared. His hideous face and screeching roar scared everyone away, but the sweet sound of his horn kept people curious. Pan was different from other gods. Although he was feared by many, Pan was an important character in this period of time. ABOUT PAN Pan’s parents are unknown. His father could have been Zeus, Dionysus, Hermes, or Apollo. His mother may have been a nymph named Dryope, Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, or Aphrodite (Pan). He was worshiped in outside settings like caves. People believed that he would chase down nymphs, or beautiful women, and seduce them. He was so ugly, the women would always turn him down. That is how he got his name. Pan comes from the word “panic”. Whoever was unlucky enough to hear his screeching voice would panic and run away (Pan). Pan’s large panpipes were always in his hand. That is the only soft thing about him. He would play his tunes for everyone in Greece to hear. Pan started to appear in Greek art around 500 BCE. He was shown is Greek pottery as all goat, standing on his back two legs. Later he was shown as his lower body goat, upper body human, and large horns on his head. In Roman times, the god began known as the god of…

styles of stiff, rigid statues. As motion became prominent artwork, new artistic subjects were expressed through distinct illustrations of movement. Specifically, artwork such as Diskobolos and the Sleeping Satyr deviated from the artistic norms of previous norms to introduce their interpretations of specific societal aspects. Although an overwhelming sense of movement is evident in both works, nevertheless the distinctiveness in each of the sculptures’ postures and motion specifically…

into these songs. Besides, Dionysus is a deity whose area is more of the feelings and the passions than the intellect and so the reason why he is associated with tragedy is quite obvious. Furthermore, during the fifth century BC in Athens, tragedies only took place for the annual Great Dionysia festival at the beginning of spring. For four days, people from all around Greece met to offer sacrifices to Dionysus and to see the theatrical contests between three tragic playwrights (one per day),…

lost to Simonides. Four years later he took part in the battle of Salamis. Sometime during the 470’s he visited Sicily. During this visit he produced his famous playwright, The Persions. Aeschylus celebrated the founding of Aetne with a festival play. It is unsure to historians as the wither the exact name of his play was the women of Aetna or The Aetnaeae. Many historians believe that there were five parts with each being acted out in a different setting. This famous playwright started…

The chapter by Scodel on Sophoclean Tragedy introduces the reader to the dynamic and catastrophic world (of what is left) of Sophocleans’ dramas. He introduces the writer, his tragedies, and all the elements that constitute the dramas. Scodel delves into the components Sophocles utilized to create the unique dramas and engaging characters. Scodel uses specific examples from various tragedies to convey the style, the tradition, and the portrayal of characters. Finally Scodel introduces Sophocles…

The play that I selected was The Persians by Aeschylus translated by George Theodoridis copyright in 2009 with the rights reserved by Bacchicstage. The characters in this play include Xeres, who was the King of Persia at the time and is presented in the play as a dejected king who was responsible for the downfall of Persia because of his young rash decisions to go to war with the Greeks. When described by the ghost of his father, Darius, he is presented as a young king who would do anything to…

Adolpe William Bouguereau, Nymphs and Satyr (1873). Oil on canvas Adolpe William Bouguereau born in November 1825, La Rochelle, France, and he died in August 1905. Adolphe Bouguereau considers one of famous French academic painters of the great classical period. Later he won the prix de Rome; He was able to studying the art in Italy. May be for that reason he was masterful command of the human form, delicate colors and enchanted light brought the souls and spirits of his subjects to…

This idea is depicted through Piero di Cosimo’s Satyr Mourning over a Nymph. Through scientific scrutiny, this painting can be better understood. Professor Michael Baum, a leading art critic and cancer expert, clarified a common misconception about the painting. The painting was believed to depict a woman who was accidentally killed by her husband during a deer hunt. Professor Baum went against common belief and stated that, “this is not a depiction of the accidental death […] It is a painting…

The myth of King Midas may be untrue, however it brings joy to those who read it. The myth was about an intelligent king who received a wish from the demi-god Dionysus. This god bestowed Midas with a wish, for he spared the life of a satyr, a follower of Dionysus. The magnificent king wished for a golden touch, which is whenever he would make contact with any object around him, it would turn into gold. Becoming the richest man on earth may not be the way he wanted it to be, for he nearly starved…

and find his way out of a tough situation. “The Cyclops”, written around 408 BC, is the only known complete satyr play. A satyr play is an Ancient Greek form of a tragicomedy. We see this idea of “satyr” play out several times throughout the story as we will see tragedy in the form of Odysseus’s crew getting eaten by Polyphemus, and we will also see humor in the ways…