Difference 1: Satyrs are more helpful

For those who have read the Heroes of Olympus series, Don[in Son of Neptune(Camp Jupiter-Roman Camp)] was always begging,especially for money from Hazel, but satyrs at Camp Half-Blood(Greek Camp)[Percy Jackson series] are sent on missions to recruit Half Bloods, go out and search[usually for Pan], and so on, which brings me to my 2nd difference

Difference 2: Satyrs are crucial

As mentioned in above, since satyrs help in recruitment and other stuff, they can’t be dne without, even though thy are SOMETIMES annoying. Fauns, on the other hand, are basically useless, only serving as beggars in Camp Jupiter. Although, they did, at a point serve as nurses at Camp Jupiter, they are basically useless.

Over to ancient myths

Difference 3: Satyrs were more horselike

In the earliest mentions of satyrs, they are described as being very similar to what we now think of as the fantasy race of dwarves. The first mention of them comes in Hesiod’s works, where he simply describes them as a race that’s good for nothing practical; this sets the tone for them always being associated with Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, and primal aspects of nature. When they are first described in detail, they have bristly hair, a stout build, pointed ears, and little horns. They are also said to have tails, specifically the tail of a horse. In fact, it’s very common for early satyrs to be depicted with horse-like or ass-like features as opposed to the goat-like appearance typical of a faun. The descriptions of the faun give them the feet, tails, beards, and ears of goats, with bigger horns than satyrs traditionally have. Sometimes fauns have the whole head of a goat, (occasionally they also have a completely human head, with the addition of horns) and they are more closely associated with the god Pan. Pan was the god of the rural wilderness and mountains, and was the patron god of shepherds and their flocks.

Difference 4: Satyrs and fauns had different heritage

Satyrs were followers of Dionysius, and were mini-gods, with immortal souls. Fauns were likely so, but they were originally children of Pan

This concludes my work, but I hope you make sense from it

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Edit:

For those wsho want a clearer picture, here are links to the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan[pdf format and downloadable]

Percy Jackson series:

1. Lighting Thief- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hcHQF8VFQXeXZWNFhVTjBiZ2M/view

2. Sea of Monsters- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hcHQF8VFQXRFBMUXNkOThZcDg/view

3. Titan’s Curse- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hcHQF8VFQXNUNzbjBiRXNyRlU/view

4. Battle of the Labyrinth- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hcHQF8VFQXNjRPdTJubDR3NjA/view

5. Last Olympian- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hcHQF8VFQXYnlCSVlQSm43ek0/view

here sits a lonely satyr,

one whom no one asks "what's the matter?"

no one wishes to hear my bleat,

it doesn't matter that i have human feet.

my goat hands cannot help my erection,

cold water and thinking of grandma my only deflection.

eating the grass across the lawn,

wishing that god had made me a faun.

i'm just a lonely satyr,

alright, bye, see ya later.

#comedy #poetry #tomatotomato #yadig

To begin with:

Satyrs are Greek inventions, while Fauns are Roman. Sounds like splitting hairs, but it’s important.

Saryrs were originally portrayed as “people with certain horse-like features”. Mainly the huffed feet and the horse tail. (Not to be mistaken for centaurs.)

Satyrs were connected with uncontrolled lust, but were often rejected for being overzealous. They were also associated with the God Dionysus.

Fauns were a Roman invention, also shared with neighboring city-states. They were the goat-men that pranced around, in the woods , mostly shy, and hidden, but also connected with Bacchus, the god of feasts and wine. At some point, Roman culture appropriated the satyres as their own, giving them a faun-like appearance, but definitely not the reserved introverted charachter.

The god Pan is also a satyr, and he is often shown as an example of someone with an overactive libido.

On that note I would like to recommend Claude Debussy’s:

Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faun.

And also :

The Syrinx.

Two beautiful compositions.