Conflation
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Venuses, nymphs and satyrs are the generic protagonists of erotic painting in classical art[1].
In Greek mythology, satyrs (in Ancient Greek: Σάτυροι — Sátyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with male sex drive and many artists have portrayed them with erections. Satyrs acquired their goat-like aspect through later conflation with the Roman Faunus, a carefree nature spirit of similar temperament. Satyrs are described as roguish but faint-hearted folk — subversive and dangerous, yet shy and cowardly. As Dionysiac creatures they are lovers of wine, women and boys, and are ready for every physical pleasure. They love to dance with the nymphs with whom they are obsessed and whom they often pursue.
- Venus, Adonis and Cupid by Annibale Carracci
- Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs by Nicolas Poussin
- Venus and Cupid with a Satyr by Antonio da Correggio
- Satyr mourning over a nymph (c. 1495) by Piero di Cosimo
- Musical Satyr and Nymph with Baby (Satyr's Family) by Albrecht Dürer
- Satyr flogging a Nymph by Agostino Carracci
- Nymphs and Satyr by artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau
- Nymph and Satyr, sculpture by by Théodore Géricault
- Nymph and Satyr (Cabanel)[2] (Nymphe et Satyr, 1860) by Cabanel
- Nymph and Satyr by Géricault
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