satyr

In Greek mythology, a lustful, drunken woodland creature, half man and half beast, characterized by pointed ears, two horns on the forehead, and a tail. Satyrs attended the god of wine, Dionysus. They represented the vital powers of nature.

Roman writers confused the satyr with their goat-footed Italian Faunus.

Older satyrs were named Sileni after Silenus, the lecherous old companion of Dionysus; the younger creatures were referred to as Satyrisci.

Christian art used them as images of the devils.