Decorative arts art deco metal bookends nude feeds baby satyr grapes they appear in popular folklore, classical artworks, film, and in various forms of local art. Some classical works depict young satyrs being tended to by older, sober satyrs, while there are also some reprseentations of child satyrs taking part in bacchanalian / dionysian rituals (including drinking alcohol, playing musical instruments, and dancing). Eros the son of aphrodite, is consistently represented as a child or baby, and bacchus, the divine sponsor of satyrs, is seen in numerous works as a baby, often in the company of the satyrs. A prominent instance of a baby satyr outside ancient greece is albrecht dürer’s 1505 engraving, musical satyr and nymph with baby (satyr’s family). Satyrs acquired their goat-like aspect through later roman conflation with faunus, a carefree italic nature spirit of similar characteristics and identified with the greek god pan. Hence satyrs are most commonly described in latin literature as having the upper half of a man and the lower half of a goat, with a goat’s tail in place of the greek tradition of horse-tailed satyrs therefore, satyrs became nearly identical with fauns. Mature satyrs are often depicted in roman art with goat’s horns, while juveniles are often shown with bony nubs on their foreheads.