Bronze statue of the Hellenic Age, estimated around 4th century BC, and believed to be by Greek artist Praxiteles. It represents a satyr and is about 250 cm (98.4 in.) tall. It is currently hosted in the Satyr Museum, located in Mazara del Vallo, Western Sicily, Italy.
The history
The statue was found on the night of March 4, 2003, by a fishing ship from Mazara del Vallo off the local port, at a depth of 500 m (1600 ft.) below the Sicily Channel and then restorated by the Central Institute for the Restoration, located in Rome, Italy.
The Dancing Satyr
The first statue exposition was in the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Italy, from March 31 to June 2, 2003. On July 12, 2003, the Dancing Satyr returned to its 'home', hosted by the city of Mazara del Vallo, where it is currently visible to the public.
Links
Central Institute for the Restoration - English version (http://www.icr.beniculturali.it/indexj.html)
An article in English about the Dancing Satyr (http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100016_02/04/2003_28128)
About Mazara del Vallo and the Dancing Satyr (http://www.uciim.sicilia.it/englishmazara.htm)
Satyrs are not immortal, for satyrs were killed in the mythical Indian war campaign of Dionysus.
The symbol of the shy and timid satyr was the hare.
14 the word "satyr" is used to render the Hebrew sh'lrlm, "hairy ones." A kind of demon or supernatural being known to Hebrew folk-lore as inhabiting waste places is meant; a practice of sacrificing to the sh'irlm is alluded to in Lev.
Satyrs (Satyri), are in Greek mythology, half-man half-beast nature spirits that haunted the woods and mountains, companions of Pan and Dionysus.
Satyrs bear on their foreheads small bony protuberances that in a goat would grow into horns.
14 the word "satyr" is used to render the Hebrew sh'lrlm, "hairy ones." A kind of demon or supernatural being known to Hebrew folk-lore as inhabiting waste places is meant; a practice hi of sacrificing to the sh'irlm is alluded to in Lev.
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