satyr's

He notes how Fragonard punctuated the settings with sculptures that intensified the message—"the pervasive mood of erotic anticipation is suggested by the satyr's heads on the urn"—as well as with such details as the dog, a symbol of fidelity, at the feet of the reading couple or the still life of apples and nuts in the chase scene; "in peasant folklore, nuts were symbols of sexuality and fecundity."

The Path of 'Progress' Karen Wilkin 2011

The satyr's name was Demetrios Papatragos, and evenings he played the saxophone in a local jazz club.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2005

Its arms were long and apelike, and its hindquarters like a satyr's, right down to the cloven hooves.

Beyond World's End Lackey, Mercedes 2001

He had a fanged doglike face and curling horns, long apelike arms, and hindquarters like a satyr's, right down to the cloven hooves.

Spirits White As Lightning Lackey, Mercedes 2001

Its arms were long and apelike, and its hindquarters like a satyr's, right down to the cloven hooves.

Beyond World's End Lackey, Mercedes 2000

A look came on his face, as I stood naked in front of him, which, if it was meant for a smile, was a satyr's smile, and which filled me with a sensation of shuddering repulsion.

The Beetle Richard Marsh

I had done, which was when I had eaten and drunk as much as I could hold, there returned to his face that satyr's grin.

The Beetle Richard Marsh

His face was ugly as a satyr's, and he had an awkward, shambling walk, so that he invited the shafts of the comic poets of his time.

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

The Hyperion head of Poe was lost to the view of many by a too persistent search for the satyr's cloven foot.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

Let not any man think that he can feel the love-clasp of my muse while he hides a satyr's body underneath his cloak.

The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow Upton Sinclair 1923