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Word of the Day - Satyr

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satyr

/ˈsatə/
noun
1 Greek Mythology
One
of a class of lustful, drunken woodland gods. In Greek art they were
represented as a man with a horse's ears and tail, but in Roman
representations as a man with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns.

Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French satyre, or via Latin from Greek saturos.

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(Bob knows that the day was named for Saturn instead of the woodland gods, those lusty satyrs. He's just funnin'. It's his weak end joke.)

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