*In archaic and classical Greek art, satyrs are shown with the ears and tails of horses.[9][10][32] They walk upright on two legs, like human beings.[10] They are usually shown with bestial faces, snub noses, and manelike hair.[10] They are often bearded and balding.[33] Like other Greek nature spirits, satyrs are always depicted nude.[10] Sometimes they also have the legs of horses,[9][10][32][34][35] but, in ancient art, including both vase paintings and in sculptures, satyrs are most often represented with human legs and feet.[32][36]
Satyrs' genitals are always depicted as either erect or at least extremely large.[10][36][37][38] Their erect phalli represent their association with wine and women, which were the two major aspects of their god Dionysus's domain.[37] In some cases, satyrs are portrayed as very human-like, lacking manes or tails.[10] As time progressed, this became the general trend, with satyrs losing aspects of their original bestial appearance over the course of Greek history and gradually becoming more and more human.[10] In the most common depictions, satyrs are shown drinking wine, dancing, playing flutes, chasing nymphs, or consorting with Dionysus.[10][36][39] They are also frequently shown masturbating or copulating with animals.[40][41] In scenes from ceramic paintings depicting satyrs engaging in orgies, satyrs standing by and watching are often shown masturbating.[42]*
