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Silenus| In Greek mythology, an aged satyr, son of Hermes or Pan, and companion of Dionysus. He is represented as jovial, fat, lecherous, and drunk, and had a reputation for song and prophecy. |
| Unable to trust his own legs, he is generally depicted riding on an ass or supported by other satyrs, and always carries a wine skin. When in a drunken sleep, mortals might compel him to prophesy and sing by binding him with chains of flowers. |
| In one tradition Silenus, having been captured, granted Midas his desire to turn everything he touched to gold; the god Dionysus withdrew the gift at the king's request when it proved to be a curse. |
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