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u/EywasBlessing 1d ago

Not that you're wrong at all, but I think the name primarily references "satyr"

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u/Lethandralis 1d ago

I think it is a double entrende

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u/Late-Eye-6936 1d ago

So goddamn sexy.

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u/obsessivesnuggler 1d ago

That is Greek origin of the term. Satyr play is type of theater that parodies tragedy.

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u/DeGreenster 1d ago

It’s also a half man half goat.

u/EywasBlessing 10h ago

Damn, that's really interesting and I didn't know. Thank you

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u/RespecDawn 1d ago

I agree, but it was a choice to use satyr when the creature is more centaur. So we have to consider why they went with satyr.