Pan’s sanctuary on the Pnyx hill in Athens | Photo C messier on Wikimedia Commons. Rabelais, in the fourth book of the series on Gargantua and Pantagruel published in 1552, recalls Plutarch’s story, ...

In Greek mythology Pan was the god of the wild, shepherds, and flocks; and he was usually shown in the form of a faun or satyr with the hind-legs, hooves, and horns.

Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes. Episode 4 | 11m 2s Video has Closed Captions | CC. This week, we're diving head first into Greek Comedy. But don't get TOO ready for hilarity.

In Greek mythology, Satyrs were "wild creatures" that were "closely associated with Dionysus," the Greek god of fertility as well as wine, pleasure and "ritual madness," Newsweek reported.

The three genres of drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most important of all, tragedy. Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked men in power for their vanity and foolishness.